大禍臨頭
dà​huò​lín​tóu

to face imminent catastrophe

  • created sense approved 大祸临头/大禍臨頭 · dà​huò​lín​tóu · to face imminent catastrophe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大祸临头 / 大禍臨頭

    dà​huò​lín​tóu

    to face imminent catastrophe

    a major calamity is about to happen; calamity looms; all hell will break loose

    大祸 (literal) → 大祸/大禍 · dà​huò · great misfortune 临头 (literal) → 临头/臨頭 · lín​tóu · to befall

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    created sense