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災厄

简灾厄 · 繁災厄

Mandarin · pinyin zāi è

adversity
catastrophe
disaster

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災: Look up this written character
厄: è · adversity, difficulty, distress
灾: zāi · calamity, disaster, catastrophe

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1–4 · zai1 e4

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zoi1 aak1

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noun

(literary) disaster; calamity

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