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劫数难逃

jié shù nán táodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-45fe75917505c270. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

劫數難逃 劫数难逃 [jie2 shu4 nan2 tao2] /Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand./

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Other forms in these source records: 劫數難逃

  • 劫
    jié

    to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jié bō]

  • 数
    shǔ

    to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate / to list

    shù

    number / figure / several / a few

    shuò

    (literary) frequently / repeatedly

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 逃
    táo

    to escape / to run away / to flee

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