喪門星
Chinese
lose (by death); mourning; funeral | opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy) | star; satellite; small amount | ||
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trad. (喪門星) | 喪 | 門 | 星 | |
simp. (丧门星) | 丧 | 门 | 星 |
Pronunciation
Noun
喪門星
- bearer of ill luck
- (dated) woman who brings bad luck to her husband's family
Synonyms
- (bearer of ill luck): 掃帚星/扫帚星 (sàozhouxīng), 掃把星/扫把星 (sàobǎxīng), 喪門神/丧门神 (sàngménshén); (Cantonese) 佗衰家; (Min Dong) 筅帚星; (Min Nan) 長尾星/长尾星, 白跤蹄