吉少凶多 — “More ill fortune than good luck”
吉少凶多 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “more ill fortune than good luck”. Suggesting a bleak outlook where negative outcomes are more likely. Literally, “Few auspicious, many ominous”.
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这项任务困难重重，看来是吉少凶多，大家都要做好心理准备。
This task is fraught with difficulties; it seems there's more bad than good, so everyone should prepare themselves mentally.
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What does 吉少凶多 mean?
吉少凶多 (jí shǎo xiōng duō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “more ill fortune than good luck”.
How do you pronounce 吉少凶多?
吉少凶多 is pronounced jí shǎo xiōng duō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 吉少凶多 literally mean?
Literally, 吉少凶多 means “Few auspicious, many ominous”. It is used to mean “more ill fortune than good luck”.
What is the Chinese definition of 吉少凶多?
凶：不吉利。指估计事态的发展趋势不妙，凶害多，吉利少