祸在旦夕 — “Danger is imminent”
祸在旦夕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”. Disaster is about to strike at any moment. Literally, “Misfortune at dawn and dusk”.
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由于缺乏维护，那座老旧的桥梁摇摇欲坠，过往车辆都觉得祸在旦夕
Due to lack of maintenance, the old bridge was on the verge of collapsing, making drivers feel that disaster was imminent.
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More idioms starting with 祸
- huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
- huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
- huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
- huò祸yǔ与fú福lín邻Fortune and misfortune are neighbors
- huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
- huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
- huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food
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Open the tool →Questions about 祸在旦夕
What does 祸在旦夕 mean?
祸在旦夕 (huò zài dàn xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Danger is imminent”.
How do you pronounce 祸在旦夕?
祸在旦夕 is pronounced huò zài dàn xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸在旦夕 literally mean?
Literally, 祸在旦夕 means “Misfortune at dawn and dusk”. It is used to mean “Danger is imminent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸在旦夕?
灾难在很短时间内就要降临。形容处境非常危险。