消灾 消災
消灾 消災 xiāo zāi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄗㄞ siu1 zoi1
- to avoid calamities
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消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
灾 災
- 受灾 受災 shòu zāi ㄕㄡˋ ㄗㄞ sau6 zoi1 disaster-stricken
- 天灾 天災 tiān zāi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄞ tin1 zoi1 natural disaster
- 救灾 救災 jiù zāi ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄞ gau3 zoi1 to relieve disaster
- 旱灾 旱災 hàn zāi ㄏㄢˋ ㄗㄞ hon5 zoi1 drought
- 水灾 水災 shuǐ zāi ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄞ seoi2 zoi1 flood
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- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 灾区 災區 zāi qū ㄗㄞ ㄑㄩ zoi1 keoi1 disaster area; stricken region
- 灾害 災害 zāi hài ㄗㄞ ㄏㄞˋ zoi1 hoi6 calamity
- 灾情 災情 zāi qíng ㄗㄞ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zoi1 cing4 disastrous situation; calamity
- 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zoi1 wo6 disaster
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 大灾 大災 dà zāi ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄞ daai6 zoi1 calamity
- 成灾 成災 chéng zāi ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞ sing4 zoi1 disastrous
- 抗灾 抗災 kàng zāi ㄎㄤˋ ㄗㄞ kong3 zoi1 defense against natural disasters
- 攘灾 攘災 rǎng zāi ㄖㄤˇ ㄗㄞ joeng4 zoi1 to ward off calamities
- 洪灾 洪災 hóng zāi ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄗㄞ hung4 zoi1 flood
- 减灾 減災 jiǎn zāi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ gaam2 zoi1 to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
- 灾厄 災厄 zāi è ㄗㄞ ㄜˋ zoi1 ak1 adversity
- 灾场 災場 zāi chǎng ㄗㄞ ㄔㄤˇ zoi1 coeng4 disaster area
- 灾年 災年 zāi nián ㄗㄞ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zoi1 nin4 disaster year; (esp.) year of poor harvest
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 泛滥成灾 泛濫成災 fàn làn chéng zāi ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄗㄞ faan3 laam6 sing4 zoi1 lit. to flood (idiom)
- 回禄之灾 回祿之災 Huí lù zhī zāi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓ ㄗㄞ wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) fire disaster; conflagration
- 灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄗㄞ mit6 ding2 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
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- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
- 抢险救灾 搶險救災 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄞ coeng2 him2 gau3 zoi1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
- 天灾人祸 天災人禍 tiān zāi rén huò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄞ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ tin1 zoi1 jan4 wo6 natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
- 幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄞ ㄌㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ hang6 zoi1 lok6 wo6 lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
- 血光之灾 血光之災 xuè guāng zhī zāi ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄓ ㄗㄞ hyut3 gwong1 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster