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天灾地变

天灾地变 — “Natural disasters and calamities”

天灾地变 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “natural disasters and calamities”. Catastrophes caused by nature. Literally, “heavenly disasters and earthly changes”.

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天灾地变 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天灾地变 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
灾
zāi7disaster, calamity
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
变
biàn8change, transform, become

Example Sentence with 天灾地变

今年的收成不好,主要是因为遇到了天灾地变,导致农作物大幅减产。
This year's harvest is poor, mainly due to natural disasters and calamities, leading to a significant reduction in crop yield.

Idioms Related to 天灾地变

Synonyms of 天灾地变

  • tiān天zāi灾dì地niè孽natural disasters and calamities
  • tiān天zāi灾wù物guài怪natural disasters and strange phenomena

More idioms starting with 天

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  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

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What does 天灾地变 mean?

天灾地变 (tiān zāi dì biàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “natural disasters and calamities”.

How do you pronounce 天灾地变?

天灾地变 is pronounced tiān zāi dì biàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天灾地变 literally mean?

Literally, 天灾地变 means “heavenly disasters and earthly changes”. It is used to mean “natural disasters and calamities”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天灾地变?

自然界发生的灾害变异。

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