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倒血霉

Mandarin · pinyin dǎo xuè méi

to have rotten luck (stronger version of 倒霉 dǎo méi)

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倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
霉: méi · mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed

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3–4–2 · dao3 xue4 mei2

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(colloquial) to be bloody unlucky

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