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時乖命蹇

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Mandarin · pinyin shí guāi mìng jiǎn

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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