Word: 遭殃 (zāoyāng) 遭殃 dictionary entry zāoyāng to suffer a calamity Full dictionary entry for 遭殃 Example sentences using 遭殃 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一发大水，河边的农民就遭殃了。 Yì fādàshuǐ, hébiān de nóngmín jiù zāoyāngle. Whenever there's a flood, the farmers by the river suffer. 台风一来，渔民就要遭殃了。 Táifēng yìlái, yúmín jiùyào zāoyāngle. Whenever a typhoon comes, the fishermen are the ones who suffer.