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大祸临门

大祸临门 — “A great disaster or misfortune is imminent”

大祸临门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a great disaster or misfortune is imminent”. Impending doom. Literally, “Great disaster approaches the door”.

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大祸临门 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 祸huò
  • 临lín
  • 门mén

大祸临门 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
临
lín9to approach or overlook
门
mén3door, gate, entrance

Example Sentence with 大祸临门

他因为经营不善,公司濒临破产,真是大祸临门
Due to his poor management, the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, truly a great disaster was at hand.

Idioms Related to 大祸临门

Synonyms of 大祸临门

  • dà大huò祸lín临tóu头facing impending doom

Antonyms of 大祸临门

  • 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 大祸临门

What does 大祸临门 mean?
大祸临门 (dà huò lín mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a great disaster or misfortune is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 大祸临门?
大祸临门 is pronounced dà huò lín mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大祸临门 literally mean?
Literally, 大祸临门 means “Great disaster approaches the door”. It is used to mean “a great disaster or misfortune is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大祸临门?
临:光临。即将发生大灾祸
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