祸在朝夕 — “Calamity or disaster is imminent”
祸在朝夕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calamity or disaster is imminent”. Misfortune is at hand and can happen at any moment. Literally, “calamity at dawn and dusk”.
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祸在朝夕 Pronunciation and Pinyin
祸在朝夕 Character Breakdown
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市场局势动荡不安，若不及时调整策略，恐怕祸在朝夕。
The market situation is volatile and unstable; if strategies are not adjusted promptly, calamity will be at hand.
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Synonyms of 祸在朝夕
More idioms starting with 祸
- huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
- huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
- huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
- huò祸yǔ与fú福lín邻Fortune and misfortune are neighbors
- huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
- huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
- huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food
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Open the tool →Questions about 祸在朝夕
What does 祸在朝夕 mean?
祸在朝夕 (huò zài cháo xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calamity or disaster is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 祸在朝夕?
祸在朝夕 is pronounced huò zài cháo xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸在朝夕 literally mean?
Literally, 祸在朝夕 means “calamity at dawn and dusk”. It is used to mean “Calamity or disaster is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸在朝夕?
夕：晚上；朝夕：比喻短时间。指祸患来临在即