时乖运蹇 / 時乖運蹇

shí​guāi​yùn​jiǎn

down on one's luck

To be unlucky or face a series of setbacks; refers to a situation where timing is bad and one's fortunes are poor.

时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · opportunity 乖 (literal) → 乖 · guāi · to go against 运 (literal) → 运/運 · yùn · fortune 蹇 (literal) → 蹇 · jiǎn · difficult

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM