cǎn zāo bù xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to meet with disaster / to die tragically
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Original source entry:

慘遭不幸 惨遭不幸 [can3 zao1 bu4 xing4] /to meet with disaster/to die tragically/

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Other forms in these source records: 慘遭不幸

  • 惨
    cǎn

    miserable / wretched / cruel / inhuman / disastrous / tragic / dim / gloomy

  • 遭
    zāo

    to suffer / to meet with (usu. misfortune) / classifier for events: time, turn, incident

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 幸
    xìng

    trusted / intimate / (of the emperor) to visit / fortunate / lucky

    Xìng

    surname Xing

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