unlucky; inauspicious
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
unlucky; inauspicious; ominous; bringing bad luck
informalUsed in spoken language to describe words, events, or situations that are considered bad omens.
Bié别
shuō说
zhè这
zhǒng种
sàng丧
qi气
huà话
，
bù不
jí吉
lì利
。
Don't say such inauspicious words; it's bad luck.
Jīn今
tiān天
zhēn真
sàng丧
qi气
，
chū出
mén门
jiù就
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
。
What bad luck today—I fell down as soon as I went out.
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Tā他
zǒng总
jué觉
de得
dài戴
hēi黑
mào帽
zi子
hěn很
sàng丧
qi气
。
He always feels that wearing a black hat is bad luck.