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Trad. 減災
- to take measures to mitigate the impact of disasters (including prevention, preparation, and support for stricken communities)
Trad. 災星
- comet or supernova viewed as evil portent
- (fig.) sb or sth that brings disaster
Trad. 重災區
- area particularly hard-hit by a disaster
- disaster area
Trad. 災害鏈
- series of calamities
- disaster following on disaster
Trad. 災變說
- catastrophism (theory that geological changes are brought about by catastrophes such as the biblical flood)
Trad. 災變論
- catastrophism
- the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood
Trad. 消災避邪
- to avoid calamities and evil spirits
Trad. 祈福禳災
- to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
Trad. 搶險救災
- to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
Trad. 多災多難
- to be plagued with misfortunes
- precarious
Trad. 幸災樂禍
- lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune
- Schadenfreude
Trad. 次生災害
- secondary disaster (e.g. epidemic following floods)
Trad. 血光之災
- (idiom) mortal danger; fatal disaster
Trad. 泛濫成災
- lit. to flood (idiom)
- fig. rampant
- in plague proportions
Trad. 滅頂之災
- (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
Trad. 天災人禍
- natural calamities and man-made disasters (idiom)
Trad. 天災地孽
- catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
- Heaven-sent warnings
Trad. 破財免災
- a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
Trad. 回祿之災
- to have one's house burned down
- fire disaster
Trad. 救災救濟司
- emergency aid committee (of PRC Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部)
Trad. 抗震救災指揮部
- State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
Trad. 德不配位，必有災殃
- calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status