時乖命蹇

简 时乖命蹇 · 繁 時乖命蹇
Mandarin · pinyin shí guāi mìng jiǎn

Meanings

  1. bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
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時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
乖
guāi · rebel; crafty, shrewd
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
蹇
jiǎn · lame, crippled; unlucky; hexagram ䷦
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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2–1–4–3 · shi2 guai1 ming4 jian3

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si4 gwaai1 ming6 gin2

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