禍 | 1032A10 63B.42-4 | 部居 | 畫數 13 | ㄏㄨㄛˋ [huo4] . | ||||||||
V | Disaster, misfortune, opp. of 福 good fortune: 禍不單行 misfortunes do not come singly; 禍福無門 God's even-handed justice; 旦夕禍福 sudden changes of fortune: (病從口入) 禍從口出 disaster emanates from careless talk; 禍起蕭牆 troubles start inside the house (such as fratricide); 惹禍,闖禍 provoke or cause trouble; 黃禍 the Yellow Peril; 禍患,禍害 [huo4huan4], [huo4hai4]↓. To bring disaster to: (LL) 禍民,禍國殃民 bring disaster to the country and its people. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.禍根 [huo4gen1], n., root of trouble; seed of future trouble. 2.禍害 [huo4hai4], (1) n., disaster, evil; (2) ([huo4hai0]) v.t., to injure (people, country). 3.禍患 [huo4huan4], n., constant or continuing cause of trouble (flood, famine, banditry). 4.禍首 [huo4shou3], n., chief culprit. 5.禍水 [huo4shui3], n., (LL) woman compared to flood causing trouble to an individual or ruling dynasty. 6.禍始 [huo4shi3], n., see [huo4gen1]↑. 7.禍胎 [huo4tai1], n., see [huo4gen1]↑. |