横祸 (héng) — unexpected calamity, sudden misfortune
定義
横祸 means a sudden, unexpected disaster (accident, tragedy) — not a natural disaster, but misfortune that strikes out of nowhere. Often used in the fixed phrase 飞来横祸 ('disaster strikes from the sky').
noun
unexpected calamitysudden misfortune
例文
- ，横祸。Tā běn lái shēng huó hěn píng jìng, méi xiǎng dào fēi lái héng.His life was originally very peaceful, but unexpectedly a sudden calamity befell him.
- 横祸。Zhè cì jiāo tōng shì gù duì tā lái shuō zhēn shì héng.This traffic accident was truly an unexpected disaster for him.
- 横祸。Shuí yě méi xiǎng dào tā huì zāo yù zhè yàng de héng.No one expected that he would suffer such an unexpected calamity.
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