大祸临头 in English da4 huo4 lin2 tou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • facing imminent catastrophe
  • calamity looms
  • all hell will break loose

Simplified Characters

大 祸 临 头

Traditional Characters

大 禍 臨 頭

Pinyin

da4 huo4 lin2 tou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] 临lin2to face 头tou2head