祸不旋踵 in English huo4 bu4 xuan2 zhong3 Meaning

Meanings

  • trouble is never far away (idiomatic expression)

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Pinyin

huo4 bu4 xuan2 zhong3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] bu4(negative prefix) xuan2to revolve zhong3to arrive