大たい厄やく

noun

great calamity; disaster; grand climacteric

Refers to a major disaster or misfortune, often in a traditional or literary context. The gloss 'grand climacteric' points to an older astrological or life-crisis sense, which is rare in modern usage.

• 古こ文もん書じょには、大たい厄やくが国くにを襲おそったと記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record that a great calamity struck the country.