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凶多吉少
xiōng​duō​jí​shǎo

to bode ill

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 凶 xiōng
    ominous
    ominous; inauspicious; unlucky; the opposite of 吉 jí
  2. 多 duō adjectivenumeral
    many
    many; much; a lot; numerous
  3. 吉 jí nounadjective
    lucky
    (bound form) lucky; auspicious; propitious; the opposite of 凶 xiōng
  4. 少 shǎo adjectiveadverb
    few
    few; little; small in amount; less than