患至呼天 — “Misfortune arrives, cry to heaven”
患至呼天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven for help when disaster strikes, having made no preparations beforehand; to appeal to heaven for help only when misfortune befalls, without prior preparation”. Literally, “Misfortune arrives, cry to heaven”.
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患至呼天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 患huàn
- 至zhì
- 呼hū
- 天tiān
患至呼天 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 患至呼天
平时不努力学习，临到考试才患至呼天，已经来不及了。
If you don't study hard normally and only appeal to heaven for help when the exam is upon you, it will be too late.
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More idioms starting with 患
- huàn患dé得huàn患shī失worry about personal gains and losses
- huàn患nàn难yǔ与gòng共share hardships and difficulties together
- huàn患nàn难zhī之jiāo交friends in adversity
- huàn患nàn难fū夫qī妻a couple through thick and thin
- huàn患nàn难xiāng相gòng共share hardships and difficulties
- huàn患nàn难xiāng相xù恤Mutually assist in adversity
- huàn患nàn难xiāng相fú扶help each other in adversity
- huàn患nàn难xiāng相sǐ死loyal unto death in adversity
- huàn患nàn难jiàn见zhēn真qíng情Adversity reveals true friendship
- huàn患nàn难jiàn见zhī知jǐ己True friends are revealed in adversity
Questions about 患至呼天
- What does 患至呼天 mean?
- 患至呼天 (huàn zhì hū tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cry out to heaven for help when disaster strikes, having made no preparations beforehand; to appeal to heaven for help only when misfortune befalls, without prior preparation”.
- How do you pronounce 患至呼天?
- 患至呼天 is pronounced huàn zhì hū tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 患至呼天 literally mean?
- Literally, 患至呼天 means “Misfortune arrives, cry to heaven”. It is used to mean “to cry out to heaven for help when disaster strikes, having made no preparations beforehand; to appeal to heaven for help only when misfortune befalls, without prior preparation”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 患至呼天?
- 患：祸患；呼：喊。形容事前不作准备，灾祸临头，求天救助。