Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「橫禍飛災」.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「橫禍飛災」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Refers to an unexpected and unprovoked disaster. Same as “sudden disaster and flying misfortune”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
héng huò fēi zāi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
waang4 wo6 fei1 joi1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
