wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng

unlucky and unsuccessful

Senses

五角六张/ 五角六張 wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng (also wǔ​jiǎo​liù​zhāng, wǔ​jué​lù​zhāng) unlucky and unsuccessful

A metaphor for things not going well or encountering bad luck. Historically refers to an old belief that the fifth day of a cycle falling on the jué mansion and the sixth day falling on the zhāng mansion were unlucky days for business or travel.

References

see 五角六张/五角六張 角/角
see 五角六张/五角六張 张/張