流年不利 liúniánbùlì an unlucky year Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 流年 liúnián fortune for the year a person's luck or horoscope for a specific year in fortune-telling; often used jokingly or sarcastically to describe a bad year不利 bùlì adjective unfavorable unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful or detrimental