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命蹇时乖
mìng​jiǎn​shí​guāi

to be down on one's luck

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 命 mìng noun
    fate
    One's lot or destiny; the luck or circumstances one is born with
  2. 蹇 jiǎn
    difficult
    (bound form) hard or unfortunate; used to describe a difficult situation or life path
  3. 时 時 shí noun
    time
    time; a period of time; an era or age
  4. 乖 guāi
    to go against
    (bound form) to violate or be at variance with; to contradict
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