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天公不做美 — “Unfavorable weather spoils one's plans or events”

天公不做美 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unfavorable weather spoils one's plans or events”. Nature does not cooperate. Literally, “Heaven does not make things beautiful/favorable”.

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天公不做美 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 天tiān
  • 公gōng
  • 不bù
  • 做zuò
  • 美měi

天公不做美 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
公
gōng4public, common, impartial
不
bù4not
做
zuò11to do or make
美
měi9beautiful, pleasing, America

Example Sentence with 天公不做美

我们原计划去公园野餐,结果天公不做美,下起了大雨。
We had planned to have a picnic in the park, but the weather didn't cooperate, and it started raining heavily.

Idioms Related to 天公不做美

Synonyms of 天公不做美

  • tiān天bù不zuò做měi美unfavorable weather thwarts plans

More idioms starting with 天

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  • tiān天shàng上tiān天xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊Arrogant and self-important
  • tiān天shàng上shǎo少yǒu有,,dì地xià下nán难xún寻extremely rare, unique
  • tiān天shàng上shí石lín麟a brilliant and talented son
  • tiān天shàng上qí麒lín麟praise a son's exceptional talent
  • tiān天xià下yī一jiā家universal brotherhood and harmony
  • tiān天xià下wèi为yī一The world united
  • tiān天xià下wéi为gōng公The world belongs to everyone
  • tiān天xià下wéi为jiā家To make the world one's home
  • tiān天xià下wéi为lóng笼the world is a confining cage
  • tiān天xià下wū乌yā鸦yī一bān般hēi黑all evil is the same everywhere

Questions about 天公不做美

What does 天公不做美 mean?
天公不做美 (tiān gōng bù zuò měi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unfavorable weather spoils one's plans or events”.
How do you pronounce 天公不做美?
天公不做美 is pronounced tiān gōng bù zuò měi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天公不做美 literally mean?
Literally, 天公不做美 means “Heaven does not make things beautiful/favorable”. It is used to mean “Unfavorable weather spoils one's plans or events”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天公不做美?
天不成全美事。多指要进行的事情因刮风下雨而受到了影响
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