倒霉
Chinese
upset; turn over; to tip; to pour; to go home; to the contrary; inverted; to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt | bacteria; fungi; moldy | ||
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simp. and trad. (倒霉) | 倒 | 霉 | |
variant forms | 倒楣 |
Pronunciation
Verb
倒霉
- to be out of luck; to be in an unlucky situation
- (colloquial, of a woman) to have one's period
Synonyms
- (to be out of luck): 倒運/倒运 (dǎoyùn); (Min Nan) 衰䆀