祸根

Traditional form:

禍根

Pinyin (reading):

huògēn

Definitions:

• root of the trouble
• cause of the ruin

Characters:

• 祸 - misfortune, disaster, calamity
• 根 - root, basis, foundation

Traditional characters:

• 禍 - misfortune, disaster, calamity
• 根 - root, basis, foundation