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横殃飞祸 — “Unexpected misfortune and sudden disaster”

横殃飞祸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unexpected misfortune and sudden disaster”. Unforeseen calamity and unprovoked disaster. Literally, “unexpected calamity and flying disaster”.

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横殃飞祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

横殃飞祸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
横
hèng15horizontal, sideways, across
殃
yāng9suffer harm or misfortune
飞
fēi3to fly rapidly
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune

Example Sentence with 横殃飞祸

他最近运气很差,总是遇到横殃飞祸,生意上屡遭不顺。
He has been very unlucky recently, always encountering unexpected misfortunes and sudden disasters, and his business has repeatedly suffered setbacks.

Idioms Related to 横殃飞祸

Synonyms of 横殃飞祸

  • hèng横huò祸fēi飞zāi灾unexpected misfortune or calamity

More idioms starting with 横

  • héng横qī七shù竖bā八scattered in a disorderly fashion
  • héng横sān三shù竖sì四in a jumble
  • héng横sān三shùn顺sì四crisscross confusion
  • héng横cóng从chuān穿guàn贯achieve thorough and comprehensive understanding
  • héng横dǎo倒shù竖wò卧lie about in disorder
  • héng横sài僿bù不wén文crude, vulgar, and uncultured
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直zhuàng撞to rush around recklessly
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直chuǎng闯charge about recklessly
  • héng横dāo刀jiē揭fǔ斧wielding a knife and an axe
  • héng横dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马charge bravely into battle
  • héng横fā发nì逆qǐ起emerge unexpectedly and rapidly
  • héng横tóu头héng横nǎo脑rude, aggressive, and overbearing

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Questions about 横殃飞祸

What does 横殃飞祸 mean?

横殃飞祸 (hèng yāng fēi huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “unexpected misfortune and sudden disaster”.

How do you pronounce 横殃飞祸?

横殃飞祸 is pronounced hèng yāng fēi huò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 横殃飞祸 literally mean?

Literally, 横殃飞祸 means “unexpected calamity and flying disaster”. It is used to mean “unexpected misfortune and sudden disaster”.

What is the Chinese definition of 横殃飞祸?

横:意外的。指意外的、平白无故的灾祸。

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