晦气 (huì qì) — unlucky, having bad luck (colloquial)
Definition
Colloquial 'unlucky, in a streak of bad luck' — used as a casual complaint about minor misfortune, not for serious events. Similar to 倒霉 but a bit more superstitious, as if a bad vibe is following you around.
adjective
unluckyhaving bad luck (colloquial)
Examples
- 晦气，。Jīn tiān zhēn huì qì, chū mén jiù xià yǔ le.What bad luck today — it started raining as soon as I left the house.
- 晦气，。Tā jué de zì jǐ zuì jìn hěn huì qì, zuò shén me dōu bú shùn.He feels he's been very unlucky lately — nothing goes smoothly.
- ，晦气。Bié shuō le, yuè shuō yuè huì qì.Don't talk about it, the more you talk the worse the luck gets.
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