大祸临头 dàhuòlíntóu to face imminent catastrophe Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大祸 大禍 dàhuò great misfortune great misfortune; disaster; calamity临头 臨頭 líntóu to befall to happen to someone; to be imminent or looming, usually describing a crisis, disaster, or difficult situation