倒霉 dǎoméi to have bad luck
to have bad luck; to be out of luck
How to remember 倒霉: 倒 collapse + 霉 mildew = to have bad luck.
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How it is used
- To be unlucky, have things go wrong - 今天真倒霉 (jīntiān zhēn dǎoméi) what rotten luck today.
- Everyday, spoken; an exclamation of frustration at bad luck. 倒霉蛋 (dǎoméidàn) is a poor unlucky soul.
- Note 倒 is dǎo. Also written 倒楣. Opposite in feel to 走运 (zǒuyùn, to be in luck) - 今天真走运 (jīntiān zhēn zǒuyùn) really lucky today.
Example sentences
- 我真的很倒霉！ Wǒ zhēnde hěn dǎoméi!How unlucky I am!