







阳九之厄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of great calamity or misfortune”. Calamitous years. Literally, “Calamity of Yang Nine”.

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Open the tool →阳九之厄 (yáng jiǔ zhī è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a period of great calamity or misfortune”.
阳九之厄 is pronounced yáng jiǔ zhī è in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 阳九之厄 means “Calamity of Yang Nine”. It is used to mean “a period of great calamity or misfortune”.
阳九:古代以4617年为一元,初入元的106年中有九个灾难。道家以3300年为小百六;厄:灾难。阳九有天灾,百六有地灾。指灾厄之年