







运拙时乖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unlucky in one's endeavors and out of fortune”. To find oneself in an adverse situation due to unfavorable timing or bad luck. Literally, “Clumsy fortune, unfavorable times”.

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Open the tool →运拙时乖 (yùn zhuō shí guāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be unlucky in one's endeavors and out of fortune”.
运拙时乖 is pronounced yùn zhuō shí guāi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 运拙时乖 means “Clumsy fortune, unfavorable times”. It is used to mean “to be unlucky in one's endeavors and out of fortune”.
指时运不佳,处于逆境。