也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 突然 tū rán sudden / abrupt / unexpected syn 意外 yì wài unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that syn 意想不到 yì xiǎng bù dào unexpected / previously unimagined syn 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected syn 出人意料 chū rén yì liào unexpected (idiom) / surprising syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 不测 不測 bù cè unexpected / measureless / unexpected circumstance / contingency / mishap syn 惨剧 慘劇 cǎn jù tragedy / calamity / atrocity 遭殃 zāo yāng to suffer a calamity 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 受难 受難 shòu nàn to suffer a calamity / to suffer (e.g. under torture) / distress 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ dark horse / fig. unexpected winner syn 大祸 大禍 dà huò disaster / calamity syn 三长两短 三長兩短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death syn 危难 危難 wēi nàn calamity syn 浩劫 hào jié calamity / catastrophe / apocalypse syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 灾害 災害 zāi hài calamity / disaster / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ source of calamity (esp. of women) syn 受灾 受災 shòu zāi disaster-stricken / to be hit by a natural calamity syn 劫难 劫難 jié nàn calamity syn 逃难 逃難 táo nàn to run away from trouble / to flee from calamity / to be a refugee 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament syn 受难者 受難者 shòu nàn zhě sufferer / a victim of a calamity / a person in distress syn 大喜过望 大喜過望 dà xǐ guò wàng overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom) syn 爆冷 bào lěng an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 乌龙 烏龍 wū lóng black dragon / unexpected mistake or mishap / own goal (soccer) / oolong (tea) / (Tw) (loanword from Japanese) udon 祸患 禍患 huò huàn disaster / calamity syn 祸乱 禍亂 huò luàn calamity and chaos / devastating disorder / great turmoil syn 心腹之患 xīn fù zhī huàn lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom) / major trouble hidden within 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough syn 意料之外 yì liào zhī wài (idiom) contrary to expectation / unexpected syn 惊爆 驚爆 jīng bào unexpected / staggering (news etc) 灾情 災情 zāi qíng disastrous situation / calamity 劫后余生 劫後餘生 jié hòu yú shēng (idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity syn 不虞 bù yú unexpected / eventuality / contingency / not worry about syn 飞来横祸 飛來橫禍 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) syn 害 hài to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity syn 劫 jié to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity / abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1] syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 横 橫 hèng harsh and unreasonable / unexpected syn 祸 禍 huò disaster / misfortune / calamity syn 骤 驟 zhòu sudden / unexpected / abrupt / suddenly / Taiwan pr. [zou4] syn 祛 qū sacrifice to drive away calamity / to dispel / to drive away / to remove syn 大难不死 大難不死 dà nàn bù sǐ to just escape from calamity 咎 jiù fault / to blame / to punish / calamity / misfortune syn 殃 yāng calamity syn 禳 ráng sacrifice for avoiding calamity syn 天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún fortune as unpredictable as the weather (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 阴差阳错 陰差陽錯 yīn chā yáng cuò (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events syn 出乎预料 出乎預料 chū hū yù liào beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected 出人意外 chū rén yì wài turned out other than expected (idiom) / unexpected syn 喜从天降 喜從天降 xǐ cóng tiān jiàng joy from heaven (idiom) / overjoyed at unexpected good news / unlooked-for happy event syn 阴错阳差 陰錯陽差 yīn cuò yáng chā (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events syn 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom) / calamity that prompts renewal 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom) / a major coup happening on one's doorstep / trouble or danger in one's own backyard 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 养虎为患 養虎為患 yǎng hǔ wéi huàn lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom) 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 生于优患，死于安乐 生於優患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure (idiom) 生于忧患，死于安乐 生於憂患，死於安樂 shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure 出现意外 出現意外 chū xiàn yì wài (to appear) unexpected(ly) 不速 bù sù uninvited (guest) / unexpected (appearance) / unwanted presence 不速而至 bù sù ér zhì to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài beyond expectation (idiom) / unexpected syn 剑走偏锋 劍走偏鋒 jiàn zǒu piān fēng the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 剑走蜻蛉 劍走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 奇彩 qí cǎi unexpected splendour 未料 wèi liào to not anticipate / to not expect / unanticipated / unexpected 迂回奔袭 迂回奔襲 yū huí bēn xí to attack from an unexpected direction 无心插柳柳成阴 無心插柳柳成陰 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫 阴沟里翻船 陰溝裡翻船 yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) / to fail miserably (where failure was not expected) 不期而至 bù qī ér zhì to arrive unexpectably / unexpected syn 变化球 變化球 biàn huà qiú (baseball) breaking ball / (fig.) curveball / unexpected turn of events 出乎意料 chū hū - yì liào (idiom) unexpected syn 捡漏 撿漏 jiǎn lòu to repair a leaky roof / (dialect) to find fault / to nitpick / (slang) to score a bargain (esp. when the seller is unaware of the item's true value) / (slang) to take advantage of an unexpected opportunity 大灾 大災 dà zāi calamity / catastrophe 刦 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刧 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 刼 jié variant of 劫, to rob / to plunder / to seize by force / to coerce / calamity 城门失火，殃及池鱼 城門失火，殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) / the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee 大祸临头 大禍臨頭 dà huò lín tóu facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose 打蛇不死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud 祛邪除灾 祛邪除災 qū xié chú zāi to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom) 趋吉避凶 趨吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom) 解厄 jiě è (literary) to save from a calamity 胡越 hú yuè large distance / disaster / calamity 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming syn 德不配位，必有灾殃 德不配位，必有災殃 dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status 逃过一劫 逃過一劫 táo guò yī jié (idiom) to survive a calamity / to get through a crisis 国难 國難 guó nàn national calamity 发国难财 發國難財 fā guó nàn cái to profiteer in a time of national calamity 