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惹祸招灾
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惹祸招灾

惹祸招灾 — “To bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”

惹祸招灾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”. To court disaster; to invite calamity. Literally, “provoke disaster and attract calamity”.

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惹祸招灾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

惹祸招灾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
惹
rě13provoke or invite trouble
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
灾
zāi7disaster, calamity

Example Sentence with 惹祸招灾

小明总是喜欢说大话,结果常常惹祸招灾,让父母很担心。
Xiao Ming always likes to brag, and as a result, he often invites trouble and causes problems, making his parents very worried.

Idioms Related to 惹祸招灾

Synonyms of 惹祸招灾

  • rě惹zāi灾zhāo招huò祸invite disaster and bring trouble
  • rě惹huò祸zhāo招qiān愆bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹huò祸zhāo招yāng殃bring trouble or misfortune upon oneself

More idioms starting with 惹

  • rě惹shì事zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹shì事shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹rén人zhù注mù目attract attention
  • rě惹shì是zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
  • rě惹huǒ火shàng上shēn身to bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹huǒ火shāo烧shēn身bring trouble upon oneself
  • rě惹cǎo草niān拈huā花flirt with women
  • rě惹cǎo草zhān沾huā花flirt with women

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Questions about 惹祸招灾

What does 惹祸招灾 mean?

惹祸招灾 (rě huò zhāo zāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.

How do you pronounce 惹祸招灾?

惹祸招灾 is pronounced rě huò zhāo zāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 惹祸招灾 literally mean?

Literally, 惹祸招灾 means “provoke disaster and attract calamity”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble or disaster upon oneself”.

What is the Chinese definition of 惹祸招灾?

给自己引来麻烦。

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