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Open the tool →遭逢不偶 (zāo féng bù ǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to encounter unfavorable circumstances or an inopportune moment”.
遭逢不偶 is pronounced zāo féng bù ǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 遭逢不偶 means “to meet with unpropitious circumstances”. It is used to mean “to encounter unfavorable circumstances or an inopportune moment”.
指不遇合时机。