祸在眼前 — “Danger is imminent”
祸在眼前 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”. Calamity is at hand. Literally, “Calamity is before one's eyes”.
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祸在眼前 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他们的投资决策过于冒进，却浑然不知祸在眼前
Their investment decision was too reckless, but they were completely unaware that calamity was at hand.
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Synonyms of 祸在眼前
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 祸在眼前
What does 祸在眼前 mean?
祸在眼前 (huò zài yǎn qián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 祸在眼前?
祸在眼前 is pronounced huò zài yǎn qián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸在眼前 literally mean?
Literally, 祸在眼前 means “Calamity is before one's eyes”. It is used to mean “Danger is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸在眼前?
灾祸就在眼前。指灾祸马上要发生