要宠召祸 — “Seeking favor invites calamity”
要宠召祸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek favor or trust but inadvertently bring about disaster or calamity; seeking favor only to invite trouble”. Literally, “Seeking favor invites calamity”.
要宠召祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
要宠召祸 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 要宠召祸
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- yào要jià价huán还jià价to bargain or haggle over prices
- yào要lì利dào盗míng名seek profit and steal fame
- yào要hǎo好chéng成qiàn歉Good intentions misunderstood, causing regret
- yào要hài害zhī之dì地a vital strategic location
- yào要hài害zhī之chù处vital or crucial point
- yào要sǐ死bù不huó活barely alive, listless, spiritless
- yào要sǐ死yào要huó活to make a big fuss
- yào要ér而yán言zhī之in short
- yào要ér而lùn论zhī之in short
- yào要yán言bù不fán烦concise and to the point
- yào要yán言bù不fán繁concise and to the point
- yào要yán言miào妙dào道wise words and subtle principles
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What does 要宠召祸 mean?
要宠召祸 (yào chǒng zhào huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek favor or trust but inadvertently bring about disaster or calamity; seeking favor only to invite trouble”.
How do you pronounce 要宠召祸?
要宠召祸 is pronounced yào chǒng zhào huò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 要宠召祸 literally mean?
Literally, 要宠召祸 means “Seeking favor invites calamity”. It is used to mean “to seek favor or trust but inadvertently bring about disaster or calamity; seeking favor only to invite trouble”.
What is the Chinese definition of 要宠召祸?
要：通“邀”，求取。想求取宠信，反招致祸患