災 (zoi1) — calamity; disaster; catastrophe in Cantonese
zoiˉ¹災简 灾
Mandarin Pinyin: zai1
Meaning of 災
nouncalamity; disaster; catastrophe
Example Sentences with 災
daaiˍ₆大paiˉ¹批matˍ₆物ziˉ¹資wanˍ₆運wongˏ₅往zoiˉ¹災keoiˉ¹區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
zing˗₃政fuˊ²府zinˍ₆賑jai˗₃濟zoiˉ¹災man4.民。
The government is providing relief to the disaster victims.
jauˍ₆又haiˍ₆係saamˉ¹三zoi1.災。
It's the three calamities again.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲haiˍ₆係saamˉ¹三zoi1.災。
These are the three calamities.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心saamˉ¹三zoi1.災。
Beware of the three calamities.
Words Containing 災
旱災hon5 zoi1
a drought
災荒zoi1 fong1
famine (due to crop failure)
災害zoi1 hoi6
scourge
抗災kong3 zoi1
defense against natural disasters
受災sau6 zoi1
affected by a disaster
賑災zan3 zoi1
relief people in stricken areas
大災難daai6 zoi1 naan6
a catastrophe
災情zoi1 cing4
condition / effect / situation of a disaster
多災多難do1 zoi1 do1 naan6
calamitous
災難zoi1 naan6
disaster; catastrophe; calamity
災難指令系統zoi1 naan6 zi2 ling6 hai6 tung2
the Incident Command System, used in the United States
黑狗得食白狗當災hak1 gau2 dak1 sik6 baak6 gau2 dong1 zoi1
the bad person gets ahead while the good suffer for the bad's deeds (lit., "black dog eats, white dog is punished")
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