祸不旋踵

Traditional: 禍不旋踵

huò bù xuán zhǒng

Dictionary entry

trouble is never far away (idiom)

What does 祸不旋踵 mean?

祸不旋踵 (huò bù xuán zhǒng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1trouble is never far away (idiom)

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祸huòold variant of 禍|祸[huo4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-旋xuánto revolve · a loop 踵zhǒngto arrive · to follow

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How to pronounce 祸不旋踵

祸不旋踵

huò bù xuán zhǒng

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