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天不作美 — “The weather or circumstances are uncooperative”

天不作美 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the weather or circumstances are uncooperative”. Often disrupting plans or events. Literally, “Heaven does not make beauty”.

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天不作美 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 天tiān
  • 不bù
  • 作zuò
  • 美měi

天不作美 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
不
bù4not
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
美
měi9beautiful, pleasing, America

Example Sentence with 天不作美

我们原计划去公园野餐,没想到天不作美,突然下起了大雨
Our original plan was to have a picnic in the park, but unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, and it suddenly started raining heavily.

Idioms Related to 天不作美

Synonyms of 天不作美

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

More idioms starting with 天

  • tiān天shàng上rén人jiān间worlds apart
  • tiān天shàng上dì地xià下,,wéi惟wǒ我dú独zūn尊supremely arrogant and self-important
  • 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 天不作美

What does 天不作美 mean?
天不作美 (tiān bù zuò měi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the weather or circumstances are uncooperative”.
How do you pronounce 天不作美?
天不作美 is pronounced tiān bù zuò měi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天不作美 literally mean?
Literally, 天不作美 means “Heaven does not make beauty”. It is used to mean “the weather or circumstances are uncooperative”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天不作美?
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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