横祸
hèng huò
Pinyin

Definition

横祸
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hèng huò
  1. unexpected calamity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

横
héng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 across
  3. 3 crosswise
  4. 4 horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. 5 to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. 6 to cross (a river, etc)
  7. 7 in a jumble
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. 10 violent
横批
héng pī
  1. 1 horizontal scroll (for inscription)
横行
héng xíng
  1. 1 to go on the rampage
  2. 2 to riot
  3. 3 to run amuck
祸
huò
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 misfortune
  3. 3 calamity
祸害
huò hài
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 harm
  3. 3 scourge
  4. 4 bad person
  5. 5 to damage
  6. 6 to harm
  7. 7 to wreck
纵横
zòng héng
  1. 1 lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. 2 length and breadth
  3. 3 criss-crossed
  4. 4 able to move unhindered
  5. 5 abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[Hé zòng Lián héng], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
车祸
chē huò
  1. 1 traffic accident
  2. 2 car crash
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng]
人祸
rén huò
  1. 1 human disaster
大祸
dà huò
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 calamity
妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
专横
zhuān hèng
  1. 1 imperious
  2. 2 peremptory
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
  1. 1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2 Schadenfreude
强横
qiáng hèng
  1. 1 surly and unreasoning
  2. 2 bullying
  3. 3 tyrannical
惹祸
rě huò
  1. 1 to stir up trouble
  2. 2 to invite disaster
才华横溢
cái huá héng yì
  1. 1 brimming over with talent (esp. literary)
  2. 2 brilliant
横向
héng xiàng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 orthogonal
  3. 3 perpendicular
  4. 4 lateral
  5. 5 crosswise
横幅
héng fú
  1. 1 horizontal scroll
  2. 2 banner
  3. 3 streamer
横扫
héng sǎo
  1. 1 to sweep away
  2. 2 to sweep across
横扫千军
héng sǎo qiān jūn
  1. 1 total annihilation
横梁
héng liáng
  1. 1 beam

Idioms (20)

包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn
  1. 1 to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
  1. 1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò
  1. 1 natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
嫁祸于人
jià huò yú rén
  1. 1 to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
  2. 2 to pass the buck
幸灾乐祸
xìng zāi lè huò
  1. 1 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
  2. 2 Schadenfreude
有福同享，有祸同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng
  1. 1 To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
  1. 1 in disorder
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
病从口入，祸从口出
bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū
  1. 1 Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú
  1. 1 to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
祸不单行
huò bù dān xíng
  1. 1 misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
  2. 2 it never rains but it pours

Sample Sentences

你听我说完，我叫住你，是因为见你印堂发黑，快要遭遇横祸，我估计你最近因为感情问题而会有大祸，是对方有暴力问题，还是你把人家告上法庭，引来报复？
nǐ tīng wǒ shuō wán ，wǒ jiào zhù nǐ ，shì yīnwèi jiàn nǐ yìntáng fāhēi ，kuàiyào zāoyù hénghuò ，wǒ gūjì nǐ zuìjìn yīnwèi gǎnqíng wèntí ér huì yǒu dà huò ，shì duìfāng yǒu bàolì wèntí ，háishì nǐ bǎ rénjiā gào shàng fǎtíng ，yǐnlái bàofù ？
Let me finish. I called you over because I saw that your glabella was lacking luster, which indicates that you'll soon meet with an unexpected calamity. I predict that you'll meet with a big disaster in your love life, likely a violent partner, or that you'll take someone to court and that they'll take revenge against you?
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