ill omen; bad portent
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ill omen; bad portent
formalA formal, literary term used to describe a sign or event that foretells misfortune, disaster, or death.
Kàn看
jiàn见
wū乌
yā鸦
qún群
jí集
，
gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
è噩
zhào兆
。
Seeing crows gathering, ancient people often considered it an ill omen.
Jīng经
jì济
shù数
jù据
lián连
xù续
xià下
huá滑
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
qǐ企
yè业
wèi未
lái来
de的
è噩
zhào兆
。
Consecutive declines in economic data are seen as a bad portent for the future of enterprises.
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Nà那
shēng声
jù巨
xiǎng响
shì是
yī一
gè个
kě可
pà怕
de的
è噩
zhào兆
。
That loud noise was a terrible omen.