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天灾人祸
tiān zāi rén huò
Pinyin
Definition
天灾人祸
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tiān zāi rén huò
natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
Character Decomposition
天
一
大
灾
宀
火
人
人
祸
礻
口
人
冂
Related Words
(20)
人
rén
1
man
2
person
3
people
4
CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
1
life (one's time on earth)
今天
jīn tiān
1
today
2
at the present
3
now
别人
bié ren
1
other people
2
others
3
other person
天
tiān
1
day
2
sky
3
heaven
天下
tiān xià
1
land under heaven
2
the whole world
3
the whole of China
4
realm
5
rule
女人
nu:3 rén
1
woman
恋人
liàn rén
1
lover
2
sweetheart
明天
míng tiān
1
tomorrow
昨天
zuó tiān
1
yesterday
男人
nán rén
1
a man
2
a male
3
men
4
CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
上天
shàng tiān
1
Heaven
2
Providence
3
God
4
the day before
5
the sky above
6
to fly to the sky
7
to take off and fly into space
8
to die
9
to pass away
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
1
not known to anyone
2
secret
3
unknown
世人
shì rén
1
people (in general)
2
people around the world
3
everyone
丢人
diū rén
1
to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
1
Chinese person
中天
zhōng tiān
1
culmination (astronomy)
主人
zhǔ rén
1
master
2
host
3
owner
4
CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
1
TV or radio presenter
2
host
3
anchor
Idioms
(20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
2
fig. to ride on sb else's success
3
Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
4
Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
1
to live miles apart (idiom)
一柱擎天
yī zhù qíng tiān
1
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
2
fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
yī bù dēng tiān
1
reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
1
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
1
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
1
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2
you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
1
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三天不打,上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
1
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
2
spare the rod, spoil the child
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
1
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
2
frequently
上天入地
shàng tiān rù dì
1
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom)
2
fig. to go to great lengths
3
to search heaven and earth
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
1
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不啻天渊
bù chì tiān yuān
1
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely
2
worlds apart
3
the gap couldn't be bigger
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
1
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2
marriages are predestined
3
people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不终天年
bù zhōng tiān nián
1
to die before one's allotted lifespan has run its course (idiom)
Sample Sentences
天灾人祸不由人,你要挺住!你现在在哪里?
tiānzāirénhuò bù yóu rén ,nǐ yào tǐngzhù !nǐ xiànzài zài nǎli ?
Natural disasters are out of our control. You can't give up! Where are you now?
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