唯恐天下不乱

Traditional: 唯恐天下不亂

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Dictionary entry

to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

What does 唯恐天下不乱 mean?

唯恐天下不乱 (wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)

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唯wéionly · alone 恐kǒngafraid · frightened 天tiānday · sky 下xiàdown · downwards 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-乱luànin confusion or disorder · in a confused state of mind

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唯恐天下不乱

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