haunted house; unlucky house
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
haunted house; unlucky house; inauspicious dwelling
Refers to houses believed to bring bad luck or be haunted due to past deaths, murders, or supernatural events. Often mentioned in the context of superstition and real estate.
Nà那
dòng栋
lǎo老
zhái宅
shì是
chū出
le了
míng名
de的
xiōng凶
zhái宅
，
méi没
rén人
gǎn敢
mǎi买
。
That old mansion is a notorious haunted house; nobody dares to buy it.
Tīng听
shuō说
zhè这
fáng房
zi子
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
xiōng凶
zhái宅
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jià价
gé格
tè特
bié别
pián便
yi宜
。
I heard this house used to be an unlucky property, so the price is especially cheap.
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Xiōng凶
zhái宅
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
shì市
chǎng场
jià价
dī低
liǎng两
chéng成
zuǒ左
yòu右
。
Stigmatized properties are usually about twenty percent cheaper than the market price.