招灾揽祸 — “To bring about disaster and misfortune”
招灾揽祸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about disaster and misfortune”. To invite trouble and calamity upon oneself. Literally, “attract disaster and invite misfortune”.
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招灾揽祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
招灾揽祸 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 招灾揽祸
他做事总是粗心大意，常常不经意间就招灾揽祸
He is always careless in his work, often inadvertently bringing disaster and misfortune upon himself.
Idioms Related to 招灾揽祸
Synonyms of 招灾揽祸
More idioms starting with 招
- zhāo招zhī之bù不lái来，，huī麾zhī之bù不qù去unswayed by command, firm in principles
- zhāo招zhī之jí即lái来，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- zhāo招shì事rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
- zhāo招wáng亡nà纳pàn叛recruit defectors and harbor traitors
- zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces
- zhāo招jūn军mǎi买mǎ马raise an army
- zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
- zhāo招yáo摇guò过shì市flaunt oneself ostentatiously in public
- zhāo招shì是rě惹fēi非stir up trouble
- zhāo招shì是lǎn揽fēi非invite trouble and stir up disputes
- zhāo招shì是bān搬fēi非sow discord and stir up trouble
- zhāo招shì是shēng生fēi非stir up trouble for no reason
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Open the tool →Questions about 招灾揽祸
What does 招灾揽祸 mean?
招灾揽祸 (zhāo zāi lǎn huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring about disaster and misfortune”.
How do you pronounce 招灾揽祸?
招灾揽祸 is pronounced zhāo zāi lǎn huò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 招灾揽祸 literally mean?
Literally, 招灾揽祸 means “attract disaster and invite misfortune”. It is used to mean “to bring about disaster and misfortune”.
What is the Chinese definition of 招灾揽祸?
招揽灾祸。