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多災多難

简 多灾多难 · 繁 多災多難
Mandarin · pinyin duō zāi duō nàn

Meanings

  1. to be plagued with misfortunes
  2. precarious
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Characters in this entry

多
duō · much, many; more than, over
災
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難
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灾
zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
难
nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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1–1–1–4 · duo1 zai1 duo1 nan4

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do1 zoi1 do1 naan6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) with many disasters

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