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人祸
rénhuò
Description
“人祸”是指人造成的灾难，不是天气或地震那样的自然灾害。
"人祸" refers to disasters caused by people, not natural disasters like weather or earthquakes.
我们常常听到“天灾人祸”这个词，意思是自然的灾难和人为的灾难。
We often hear the term "天灾人祸", meaning natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Meanings
人祸rénhuò
disaster caused by humans; man-made calamity
这场事故是人祸，不是天灾。
This accident was caused by humans, not a natural disaster.
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Notes
- Etymology
人 (human) + 祸 (disaster), literally 'human-caused disaster'.
- Nuance
usually contrasted with 天灾 (natural disaster) in the set phrase 天灾人祸.
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