技术性 技術性 jì shù xìng technical / technological 救灾 救災 jiù zāi to relieve disaster / to help disaster victims 重灾区 重災區 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 技术发展 技術發展 jì shù fā zhǎn technological development 难 難 nàn disaster / distress / to scold syn 灾难 災難 zāi nàn disaster / catastrophe syn 余生 餘生 yú shēng the remaining years of one's life / survival (after a disaster) syn 幸存 xìng cún to survive (a disaster) syn 幸灾乐祸 幸災樂禍 xìng zāi lè huò lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom) / fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 死路 sǐ lù dead end / (fig.) the road to disaster syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster / calamity syn 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò to stir up trouble / to invite disaster syn 自然灾害 自然災害 zì rán zāi hài natural disaster syn 死于非命 死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death syn 灾害 災害 zāi hài calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò disaster syn 殃及 yāng jí to bring disaster to 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert disaster syn 患儿 患兒 huàn ér child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child syn 灾区 災區 zāi qū disaster area / stricken region 殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster syn 心惊肉跳 心驚肉跳 xīn jīng ròu tiào lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom) / fear and trepidation in the face of disaster syn 受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity syn 天灾 天災 tiān zāi natural disaster syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 罹难 罹難 lí nàn to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed syn 防灾 防災 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 祸事 禍事 huò shì disaster / doom syn 成灾 成災 chéng zāi disastrous / to turn into a disaster syn 灾民 災民 zāi mín victim (of a disaster) syn 祸福 禍福 huò fú disaster and happiness syn 祸患 禍患 huò huàn disaster / calamity syn 人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 灾荒 災荒 zāi huāng natural disaster / famine syn 下发 下發 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) syn 矿难 礦難 kuàng nàn mining disaster 褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes) / (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc) / (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside / also pr. [tun4 qu4] 滔天 tāo tiān (of waves, anger, a disaster, a crime etc) towering / overwhelming / immense syn 自取 zì qǔ to help oneself to (food) / to invite (trouble) / to court (disaster) 防患 fáng huàn to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 赈灾 賑災 zhèn zāi disaster relief 灭失 滅失 miè shī loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) 灾难片 災難片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie 恶事 惡事 è shì malicious deed / misdeed / disaster / catastrophe 自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zì qǔ miè wáng to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave syn 弥天 彌天 mí tiān filling the entire sky / covering everything (of fog, crime, disaster etc) 惨事 慘事 cǎn shì disaster 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) syn 救灾款 救災款 jiù zāi kuǎn disaster relief funds 哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom) / fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land syn 蒙难 蒙難 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger syn 祸 禍 huò disaster / misfortune / calamity syn 虐 nüè (bound form) brutal / oppressive / harsh / (literary) disaster / catastrophe 孽 niè son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil syn 灾星 災星 zāi xīng comet or supernova viewed as evil portent / (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster syn 离乡背井 離鄉背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) syn 祸及 禍及 huò jí to bring disaster upon 雹灾 雹災 báo zāi disaster caused by hail 报忧 報憂 bào yōu to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster 丧乱 喪亂 sāng luàn tragic disaster / disturbance and bloodshed 作死 zuò sǐ to court disaster / also pr. [zuo1si3] syn 疮痍 瘡痍 chuāng yí wound / skin ulcer / (fig.) the desolation of trauma / desolation in the aftermath of a disaster 灾殃 災殃 zāi yāng disaster syn 祓 fú to cleanse / to remove evil / ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster 祻 gù variant of 禍|祸, disaster 以卵击石 以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom) / to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself 天崩地裂 tiān bēng dì liè heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) / rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval syn 招灾惹祸 招災惹禍 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster syn 欲益反损 欲益反損 yù yì fǎn sǔn wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom) / good intentions that lead to disaster / It all ends in tears. 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom) / future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable 祸首罪魁 禍首罪魁 huò shǒu zuì kuí main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster 覆巢无完卵 覆巢無完卵 fù cháo wú wán luǎn lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom) 开门揖盗 開門揖盜 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand syn 防患未萌 fáng huàn wèi méng to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom) / to nip sth in the bud 养痈贻患 養癰貽患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom 养痈遗患 養癰遺患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom syn 养虎伤身 養虎傷身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 养虎遗患 養虎遺患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom syn 科技发展和技术创新协商委员会 科技發展和技術創新協商委員會 Consultative Committee on Scientific and Technological Development and Technological Innovation 灾害链 災害鏈 zāi hài liàn series of calamities / disaster following on disaster 减轻灾害 減輕災害 jiǎn qīng zāi hài disaster mitigation / natural disaster mitigation 联合国灾害评估和协调待命小组 聯合國災害評估和協調待命小組 United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team / United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Standby Team / UNDAC team 灾害频繁国家 災害頻繁國家 disaster-prone country / most disaster-prone area 全球自然灾害风险管理网 全球自然災害風險管理網 Global Network in Natural Disaster Risk Management / Global Disaster Network 减少自然灾害世界会议 減少自然災害世界會議 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction - A Safer World for the 21st Century / World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction 联合国灾害管理队 聯合國災害管理隊 United Nations Disaster Management Team / Disaster Management Team 南洋理工大学 南洋理工大學 nán yáng lǐ gōng dà xué Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 工程技术科学院理事会 Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences 科学、技术和工艺咨询附属机构 科學、技術和工藝咨詢附屬機構 Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice 科学和技术政策委员会 Committee on Scientific and Technological Policy 科技界主要群体 scientific and technological communities major group 工艺危害 gōng yì wēi hài technological hazard 技术危害 technological hazard 技术展望 Technological Perspectives 伊比利亚－美洲科学和技术一体化基金 Ibero-American Fund for Scientific and Technological Integration 安第斯技术信息系统 Andean System for Technological Information 