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祸不旋踵
huò​bù​xuán​zhǒng

disaster looms

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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祸不旋踵/ 禍不旋踵 huò​bù​xuán​zhǒng disaster looms

idiom meaning that trouble is imminent; disaster arrives before one even has time to turn on one's heel

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