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天灾物怪

天灾物怪 — “Natural disasters and strange, inexplicable phenomena”

天灾物怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Natural disasters and strange, inexplicable phenomena”. Calamities and anomalies. Literally, “Heavenly disasters and strange occurrences”.

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天灾物怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

天灾物怪 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
灾
zāi7disaster, calamity
物
wù8thing, matter, creature, object
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame

Example Sentence with 天灾物怪

那个年代,饥荒、瘟疫等天灾物怪频发,给人们的生活带来了巨大苦难。
In that era, natural disasters and strange occurrences like famine and plagues happened frequently, bringing immense suffering to people's lives.

Idioms Related to 天灾物怪

Synonyms of 天灾物怪

  • tiān天zāi灾dì地biàn变natural disasters and calamities
  • tiān天zāi灾dì地niè孽natural disasters and calamities

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • 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 天灾物怪 mean?

天灾物怪 (tiān zāi wù guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Natural disasters and strange, inexplicable phenomena”.

How do you pronounce 天灾物怪?

天灾物怪 is pronounced tiān zāi wù guài in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 天灾物怪 literally mean?

Literally, 天灾物怪 means “Heavenly disasters and strange occurrences”. It is used to mean “Natural disasters and strange, inexplicable phenomena”.

What is the Chinese definition of 天灾物怪?

灾:灾祸。天地间所发生的灾害和变异

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