祸根 禍根
祸根 禍根 huò gēn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄣ wo6 gan1
- root of the trouble
- cause of the ruin
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祸 禍
- 人祸 人禍 rén huò ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ jan4 wo6 man-made disaster
- 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zoi1 wo6 disaster
- 祸害 禍害 huò hài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ wo6 hoi6 disaster
- 车祸 車禍 chē huò ㄔㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ce1 wo6 traffic accident; car crash
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
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- 大祸 大禍 dà huò ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ daai6 wo6 disaster
- 奇祸 奇禍 qí huò ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kei4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ gaa3 wo6 to impute
- 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ je5 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 惨祸 慘禍 cǎn huò ㄘㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ caam2 wo6 terrible tragedy
- 战祸 戰禍 zhàn huò ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zin3 wo6 disastrous conflict
- 戳祸 戳禍 chuō huò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ coek3 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 横祸 橫禍 hèng huò ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ waang4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 祸乱 禍亂 huò luàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wo6 lyun6 calamity and chaos
- 祸事 禍事 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ wo6 si6 disaster
- 祸及 禍及 huò jí ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ wo6 kap6 to bring disaster upon
- 祸患 禍患 huò huàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ wo6 waan6 disaster
- 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ wo6 seoi2 source of calamity (esp. of women)
- 祸福 禍福 huò fú ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ wo6 fuk1 disaster and happiness
- 祸首 禍首 huò shǒu ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ wo6 sau2 chief offender
根
- 扎根 zhā gēn ㄓㄚ ㄍㄣ zaat3 gan1 to take root
- 根基 gēn jī ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧ gan1 gei1 foundation
- 根据 根據 gēn jù ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ gan1 geoi3 according to
- 根本 gēn běn ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ gan1 bun2 fundamental
- 根治 gēn zhì ㄍㄣ ㄓˋ gan1 zi6 to bring under permanent control
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- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 侧根 側根 cè gēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄍㄣ zak1 gan1 lateral root (botany)
- 刨根 páo gēn ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ paau4 gan1 lit. to dig up the root
- 去根 qù gēn ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄣ heoi3 gan1 to cure completely
- 吐根 tǔ gēn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄣ tou3 gan1 ipecac
- 呆根 dāi gēn ㄉㄞ ㄍㄣ ngoi4 gan1 (literary) idiot
- 命根 mìng gēn ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ meng6 gan1 lifeblood
- 城根 chéng gēn ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄣ sing4 gan1 sections of a city close to the city wall
- 培根 péi gēn ㄆㄟˊ ㄍㄣ pui4 gan1 (loanword) bacon
- 块根 塊根 kuài gēn ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄣ faai3 gan1 root tuber
- 压根 壓根 yà gēn ㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ aat3 gan1 (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
- 字根 zì gēn ㄗˋ ㄍㄣ zi6 gan1 component of a Chinese character
Idioms with these characters
- 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn ㄅㄠ ㄘㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄣ baau1 cong4 wo6 sam1 (idiom) to harbor evil intentions; to conceal malice
- 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò ㄈㄟ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fei1 loi4 waang6 wo6 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
- 祸不单行 禍不單行 huò bù dān xíng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
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- 祸不旋踵 禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2 trouble is never far away (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 祸福与共 禍福與共 huò fú yǔ gòng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ wo6 fuk1 jyu5 gung6 to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)
- 祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mín ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ wo6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa3 wo6 jyu1 jan4 to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
- 杀身之祸 殺身之禍 shā shēn zhī huò ㄕㄚ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˋ saat3 san1 zi1 wo6 (idiom) getting killed
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
- 根深叶茂 根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán ㄐㄧㄡ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gau3 kei4 gan1 jyun4 to trace something to its source (idiom)
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth