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祸生于忽 — “Disaster originates from subtle factors”

祸生于忽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disaster originates from subtle factors”. Minor oversights, or seemingly insignificant details. Literally, “Calamity arises from subtle factors”.

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祸生于忽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祸生于忽 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
于
yú3at, in, on, to, from
忽
hū8suddenly, neglect, tiny

Example Sentence with 祸生于忽

小小的操作失误如果不及时纠正,就可能祸生于忽,导致严重的后果。
A small operational error, if not corrected promptly, can lead to calamity born of subtle factors, resulting in serious consequences.

Idioms Related to 祸生于忽

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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Questions about 祸生于忽

What does 祸生于忽 mean?

祸生于忽 (huò shēng yú hū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disaster originates from subtle factors”.

How do you pronounce 祸生于忽?

祸生于忽 is pronounced huò shēng yú hū in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 祸生于忽 literally mean?

Literally, 祸生于忽 means “Calamity arises from subtle factors”. It is used to mean “Disaster originates from subtle factors”.

What is the Chinese definition of 祸生于忽?

忽:古代长度单位,1尺=10寸,1寸=10分,1分=10000忽。指灾祸产生于极细微的因素

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