a great calamity is at hand(dà nàn lín tóu)
a great calamity is at hand
A Chinese idiom, pronounced D à n à NL í NT ó u, refers to a great disaster. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: double happiness, overjoyed, overjoyed
Idiom usage
He seemed to have had a disaster. He stuttered and his voice trembled. Lu Xun's wandering brothers
The origin of Idioms
Chuang Tzu's autumn water, written by Zhuang Zhou in the Warring States period, Song Dynasty, said: "those who are not afraid of great difficulties are the bravery of sages."
Chinese PinYin : dà nàn lín tóu
a great calamity is at hand
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