凶宅 (xiōng zhái) — a house where a violent death (murder, suicide) occurred, considered unlucky; haunted house (with ghostly associations)
Definition
A house believed to bring bad luck because a violent death (murder, suicide) happened there — the practical-folk belief sense, not just a generic 'haunted house'. Disclosure is often legally required in property sales.
noun
a house where a violent death (murder, suicide) occurredconsidered unluckyhaunted house (with ghostly associations)
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Examples
- 凶宅，。Tīng shuō nà dòng xiōng zhái fā shēng guò mìng àn, méi rén gǎn mǎi.I heard that a murder happened in that house, so nobody dares to buy it.
- 凶宅，。Zhōng jiè méi yǒu gào sù wǒ men zhè shì xiōng zhái, tài bù chéng shí le.The agent didn't tell us this was an unlucky house — that's so dishonest.
- 凶宅，。Wǎn shàng jīng guò nà jiān xiōng zhái shí, tā zǒng gǎn jué bèi hòu fā liáng.When he passed by that haunted house at night, he always felt a chill on his back.
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