天灾人祸 natural disasters and man-made calamities
Explanation
天灾人祸指的是自然灾害和人为造成的灾难。天灾指的是地震、洪水、干旱、台风等自然现象造成的灾难；人祸指的是战争、瘟疫、人为破坏等造成的灾难。
Natural disasters and man-made calamities refer to natural disasters and man-made disasters. Natural disasters refer to disasters caused by natural phenomena such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, and typhoons; man-made calamities refer to disasters caused by wars, plagues, and man-made destruction.
Origin Story
唐朝时期，一个偏僻的小村庄，世代居住着淳朴的农民，他们日出而作，日落而息，过着平静祥和的生活。然而，天有不测风云，一场突如其来的洪水，冲毁了村庄的房屋和农田，村民们流离失所，家园被毁。洪水过后，瘟疫接踵而至，不少村民染病身亡，原本平静的小村庄，瞬间陷入一片混乱和悲痛之中。这场天灾人祸，给村民们带来了巨大的伤痛，也让他们对生活充满了担忧和恐惧。然而，在灾难面前，村民们并没有放弃希望，他们互相帮助，重建家园，最终，他们战胜了灾难，恢复了往日的平静。
In the Tang Dynasty, a remote small village, generations of simple farmers lived there, they worked from sunrise to sunset, living a peaceful and harmonious life. However, the sky is unpredictable, a sudden flood, destroyed the village's houses and farmland, villagers were displaced, their homes destroyed. After the flood, the plague followed, many villagers died of illness, the originally quiet small village, instantly plunged into chaos and grief. This natural disaster and man-made calamity brought great pain to the villagers, and also made them full of worry and fear about life. However, in the face of disaster, the villagers did not give up hope, they helped each other, rebuilt their homes, and finally, they overcame the disaster and restored the peace of the past.
Usage
天灾人祸常用来形容遭受了自然灾害和人为灾难的悲惨景象，多用于叙述性的语境。
The term "tianzai renhuo" is often used to describe the tragic scenes caused by natural disasters and man-made calamities, and is often used in narrative contexts.
Examples
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今年，由于持续的干旱和蝗灾，这个村庄经历了严重的饥荒，遭受了天灾人祸。
jīnnián, yóuyú chíxù de gānhàn hé huángzāi, zhège cūnzhāng jīnglì le yánzhòng de jīhuang, zāoshòu le tiānzāi rénhuò.
This year, due to persistent drought and locust plagues, the village experienced severe famine and suffered from natural disasters and man-made calamities.
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战争之后，这个国家饱受天灾人祸之苦，经济凋敝，民不聊生。
zhànzhēng zhīhòu, zhège guójiā bǎoshòu tiānzāi rénhuò zhī kǔ, jīngjì diāobì, mín bù liáoshēng.
After the war, the country suffered from natural disasters and man-made calamities, the economy was devastated, and the people suffered from poverty.