unlucky; bad luck; sign of bad luck
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
unlucky; inauspicious; bringing bad luck
neutralUsed to describe events, situations, or things that seem to portend misfortune.
Zhēn真
huì晦
qì气
，
gāng刚
chū出
mén门
chē车
jiù就
huài坏
le了
。
So unlucky, the car broke down just as I left the house.
Tā他
jué觉
de得
dǎ打
pò破
jìng镜
zi子
hěn很
huì晦
qì气
。
He thought breaking a mirror was very inauspicious.
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Jīn今
tiān天
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
tǐng挺
huì晦
qì气
de的
，
zhū诸
shì事
bú不
shùn顺
。
The whole day has been quite unlucky; nothing has gone right.
noun
sign of bad luck; look of illness or misfortune
neutralRefers specifically to a person's pallid, sickly, or otherwise unfortunate appearance.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
yī一
liǎn脸
huì晦
qì气
，
kě可
néng能
shēn身
tǐ体
bú不
tài太
hǎo好
。
He has a look of bad luck on his face recently; maybe he's not feeling well.
Bìng病
le了
yī一
chǎng场
hòu后
，
tā他
liǎn脸
shàng上
de的
huì晦
qì气
hái还
méi没
wán完
quán全
sàn散
qù去
。
After being ill, the pallor of misfortune hasn't completely left his face.
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Bié别
chóu愁
méi眉
kǔ苦
liǎn脸
de的
，
yī一
liǎn脸
huì晦
qì气
xiàng相
。
Don't look so glum; you have the look of bad luck all over your face.