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无妄之祸 — “An undeserved calamity or misfortune”

无妄之祸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an undeserved calamity or misfortune”. An unexpected disaster that befalls one through no fault of their own. Literally, “Undeserved calamity”.

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无妄之祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无妄之祸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
妄
wàng6act recklessly or falsely
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune

Example Sentence with 无妄之祸

他只是路过,却无端卷入了一场争执,真是飞来横祸,无妄之祸
He was just passing by but was inexplicably drawn into a dispute; it was a sudden and undeserved calamity.

Idioms Related to 无妄之祸

Antonyms of 无妄之祸

  • wú无wàng妄zhī之fú福unexpected good fortune

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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What does 无妄之祸 mean?

无妄之祸 (wú wàng zhī huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an undeserved calamity or misfortune”.

How do you pronounce 无妄之祸?

无妄之祸 is pronounced wú wàng zhī huò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无妄之祸 literally mean?

Literally, 无妄之祸 means “Undeserved calamity”. It is used to mean “an undeserved calamity or misfortune”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无妄之祸?

犹无妄之灾。指平白无故受到的灾祸或损害。

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