bad luck; inauspicious; see "touch misfortune"
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
bad luck; inauspiciousness
informal几乎总是作为固定短语“触霉头”的一部分出现,意为“遭遇不幸或倒霉事”。单用“霉头”的情况非常罕见,一般只出现在对短语的解释中。
Jīn今
tiān天
chū出
mén门
jiù就
chù触
le了
méi霉
tóu头
,
chē车
huài坏
le了
。
I had bad luck as soon as I went out today; my car broke down.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
zài在
zǒu走
méi霉
tóu头
,
zhū诸
shì事
bù不
shùn顺
。
He's been having a streak of bad luck recently; nothing goes well.