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大禍臨頭 (daai6 wo6 lam4 tau4) — imminent danger; heading for disaster; a disaster is in the making in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大woˍ₆禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭
简 大祸临头
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 huo4 lin2 tou2

Meaning of 大禍臨頭

nounimminent danger; heading for disaster; a disaster is in the making
noungreat calamity comes to head

Example Sentences with 大禍臨頭

keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆大fo˗₃禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭
He's in big trouble.
gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司daaiˍ₆大fo˗₃禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭
The company is facing disaster.
neiˏ₅你daaiˍ₆大fo˗₃禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭laaˉ¹啦
You're doomed!
taiˊ²睇keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆大fo˗₃禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭
Look, he's about to face ruin.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大fo˗₃禍lamˎ₄臨tauˎ₄頭
It's a real catastrophe.
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Characters in 大禍臨頭

大daai6
a Chinese family name
禍wo6
misfortune; disaster; calamity
臨lam4
face; be near; be on the point of
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle

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