wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng

unlucky and unsuccessful

  • created reference approved 五角六张/五角六張 → 角 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五角六张 / 五角六張 wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng

    角 jué

    see

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  • created reference approved 五角六张/五角六張 → 张/張 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五角六张 / 五角六張 wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng

    张 / 張 zhāng

    see

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  • created sense approved 五角六张/五角六張 · wǔ​jué​liù​zhāng · unlucky and unsuccessful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五角六张 / 五角六張

    wǔ​jué​liù​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 [[角|角|jue2]] mansion and the sixth day falling on the [[张|張|zhang1]] mansion were unlucky days for business or travel.

    wǔ​jiǎo​liù​zhāng, wǔ​jué​lù​zhāng

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · [star] 六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · Zhang constellation

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