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时乖命蹇

时乖命蹇 — “To be in adverse circumstances”

时乖命蹇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in adverse circumstances”. To have bad luck and an unfavorable fate. Literally, “Unfavorable times, unlucky fate”.

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时乖命蹇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 时shí
  • 乖guāi
  • 命mìng
  • 蹇jiǎn

时乖命蹇 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
时
shí7time, moment, or hour
乖
guāi8clever, well-behaved, or perverse
命
mìng8life, fate, command
蹇
jiǎn17lame, difficult, or unfortunate

Example Sentence with 时乖命蹇

他常常感叹自己时乖命蹇,做什么事情都不顺心。
He often laments his adverse circumstances, feeling that nothing he attempts goes smoothly.

Idioms Related to 时乖命蹇

Synonyms of 时乖命蹇

  • mìng命tú途duō多chuǎn舛a life full of misfortunes
  • shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time

Antonyms of 时乖命蹇

  • wàn万shì事hēng亨tōng通May all your endeavors be successful
  • jí吉xiáng祥rú如yì意good fortune and everything according to your wishes

More idioms starting with 时

  • shí时bù不zài再lái来Time and opportunity wait for no one
  • shí时bù不kě可shī失Seize the opportune moment
  • shí时bù不kě可féng逢a rare opportunity not easily encountered
  • shí时bù不wǒ我yǔ与Time waits for no one
  • shí时bù不wǒ我dài待Time waits for no one
  • shí时guāi乖yùn运guāi乖out of luck
  • shí时guāi乖yùn运zhuō拙unfavorable timing and poor fortune
  • shí时guāi乖yùn运chuǎn舛bad luck and unfavorable circumstances
  • shí时guāi乖yùn运jiǎn蹇out of luck
  • shí时hēng亨yùn运tài泰enjoy good fortune and prosperity
  • shí时guāng光shì似jiàn箭,,rì日yuè月rú如suō梭Time flies like an arrow
  • shí时shì势zào造yīng英xióng雄Circumstances create heroes

Questions about 时乖命蹇

What does 时乖命蹇 mean?
时乖命蹇 (shí guāi mìng jiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in adverse circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 时乖命蹇?
时乖命蹇 is pronounced shí guāi mìng jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 时乖命蹇 literally mean?
Literally, 时乖命蹇 means “Unfavorable times, unlucky fate”. It is used to mean “to be in adverse circumstances”.
What is the Chinese definition of 时乖命蹇?
时:时运,时机;乖:不顺利;蹇:一足偏废,引伸为不顺利。时运不好,命运不佳。这是唯心主义宿命论的观点。
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