避凶趨吉
bì​xiōng​qū​jí

to avoid misfortune and seek good luck

  • created sense approved 避凶趋吉/避凶趨吉 · bì​xiōng​qū​jí · to avoid misfortune and seek good luck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    避凶趋吉 / 避凶趨吉

    bì​xiōng​qū​jí

    to avoid misfortune and seek good luck

    To steer clear of impending danger or trouble and pursue favorable outcomes; a common idiom describing the human tendency to seek safety and prosperity

    避 (literal) → 避 · bì · to avoid 凶 (literal) → 凶 · xiōng · ominous 趋 (literal) → 趋/趨 · qū · to pursue 吉 (literal) → 吉 · jí · lucky

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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