họa khởi ư tiêu tường
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Meaning · English
Calamity rises inside the screen-wall — the house's ruin is plotted in its own inner rooms.
Literally: disaster stirs at the boudoir wall
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “họa khởi ư tiêu tường” mean?
Calamity rises inside the screen-wall — the house's ruin is plotted in its own inner rooms. Literally: disaster stirs at the boudoir wall
Is “họa khởi ư tiêu tường” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.