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流年不利

Mandarin · pinyin liú nián bù lì

Meanings

  1. the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
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流
liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
年
nián · year; new-years; person's age
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
利
lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
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2–2–4–4 · liu2 nian2 bu4 li4

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lau4 nin4 bat1 lei6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to have an unlucky year

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