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祸生不测 — “Misfortunes arise from unforeseen circumstances”

祸生不测 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Misfortunes arise from unforeseen circumstances”. Calamity can strike at any unexpected moment. Literally, “Calamity arises from the unforeseen”.

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祸生不测 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 祸huò
  • 生shēng
  • 不bù
  • 测cè

祸生不测 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
不
bù4not
测
cè9measure, test, or survey

Example Sentence with 祸生不测

生活中有时会遇到祸生不测的变故,需要我们保持冷静,从容应对
In life, we sometimes encounter unforeseen calamities that require us to remain calm and deal with them gracefully.

Idioms Related to 祸生不测

Synonyms of 祸生不测

  • huò祸chū出bù不cè测misfortune arises unexpectedly

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

Questions about 祸生不测

What does 祸生不测 mean?
祸生不测 (huò shēng bù cè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Misfortunes arise from unforeseen circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 祸生不测?
祸生不测 is pronounced huò shēng bù cè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸生不测 literally mean?
Literally, 祸生不测 means “Calamity arises from the unforeseen”. It is used to mean “Misfortunes arise from unforeseen circumstances”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸生不测?
测:估计,猜度。灾祸的产生不可揣测
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