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大祸临头

大祸临头 — “A great disaster is imminent”

大祸临头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a great disaster is imminent”. Facing impending doom. Literally, “Great calamity at one's head”.

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大祸临头 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 祸huò
  • 临lín
  • 头tóu

大祸临头 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
临
lín9to approach or overlook
头
tóu5head

Example Sentence with 大祸临头

他因为投资失败,欠下巨额债务,深感大祸临头,不知如何是好。
Having failed in his investments and accumulated huge debts, he felt a great disaster was imminent and didn't know what to do.

Idioms Related to 大祸临头

Synonyms of 大祸临头

  • dà大huò祸lín临mén门Great disaster approaches
  • dà大nàn难lín临tóu头faced with imminent disaster

Antonyms of 大祸临头

  • hóng鸿yùn运dāng当tóu头great fortune shining upon one

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大祸临头

What does 大祸临头 mean?
大祸临头 (dà huò lín tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a great disaster is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 大祸临头?
大祸临头 is pronounced dà huò lín tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大祸临头 literally mean?
Literally, 大祸临头 means “Great calamity at one's head”. It is used to mean “a great disaster is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大祸临头?
临:光临。即将发生大灾祸
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