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祸不旋踵
禍不旋踵
huòbùxuánzhǒng
1. trouble is never far away (idiom)

Character Breakdown

祸
huò
misfortune, disaster, calamity
HSK 6 11 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
旋
xuán
to revolve, to orbit, to return
HSK 6 11 丶
踵
zhǒng
heel; to follow; to visit, to call on
16 丶

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