遭殃

zāo yāng · HSK 7

to suffer a calamity

遭殃 = 遭 encounter + 殃 calamity = to run into disaster

遭 means to meet with or run into something bad; 殃 is calamity or disaster. Together they describe someone who encounters and suffers a calamity. Related to 遭遇 (to encounter).

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