Definition
殃 (yāng) is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'disaster' or 'calamity'. It cannot stand alone as an independent word; it always appears in compounds or set phrases like 遭殃 (to suffer a disaster) and 祸殃 (disaster, calamity). You'll also see it in the chengyu 城门失火，殃及池鱼 (when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer — meaning innocent bystanders get caught up in others' troubles).
b.f.
disastercalamity (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- ，。Rúguǒ bù hǎohao zhǔnbèi, zuìhòu zāo yāng de jiù shì nǐ zìjǐ.If you don't prepare well, in the end you'll be the one who suffers the disaster.
- 殃。Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng gěi rénmín dài lái le shēnzhòng de huò yāng.This war brought deep disaster upon the people.
- ，，。Chéng mén shī huǒ, yāng jí chí yú, zhè cì shìjiàn liánlèi le wúgū de rén.When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer — this incident implicated innocent people.
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