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天災人禍

简天灾人祸 · 繁天災人禍

Mandarin · pinyin tiān zāi rén huò

natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
災: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
禍: Look up this written character
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe
祸: huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster

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1–1–2–4 · tian1 zai1 ren2 huo4

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tin1 zoi1 jan4 wo6

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(idiomatic) natural disasters and man-made calamities; catastrophes

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