灾星 (zāi xīng) — bane; a person or thing that brings great trouble or misfortune; bad luck; jinx
Definition
Literally 'disaster star,' 灾星 names a person (or thing) thought to bring bad luck wherever they go — stronger and more figurative than just 'bad luck,' closer to 'a jinx.'
noun
banea person or thing that brings great trouble or misfortunebad luckjinx
Examples
- 灾星，。Tā zhēn shì wǒ de zāi xīng, měi cì jiàn miàn dōu chū shì.He really is my jinx; every time we meet something goes wrong.
- 灾星，。Dà jiā dōu shuō nà zhī hēi māo shì zāi xīng, bù jí lì.Everyone says that black cat is a bad omen, unlucky.
- ，，灾星。Zì cóng tā lái le yǐ hòu, gōng sī lǐ shì shì bú shùn, dà jiā dōu bǎ tā dàng chéng zāi xīng.Since he came, everything at the company has gone wrong; everyone treats him like a bane.
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