晦氣

晦气
huìqì
  1. bad luck
  2. unlucky
  3. calamitous
  4. wretched

CEDICT

  1. (Ningbonese) to bring someone a misfortune
  2. (Ningbonese) to squander; to waste; to badly spend
  3. to bring someone a misfortune
  4. to squander; to waste; to badly spend
  5. unlucky; calamitous; wretched
  6. unsightly complexion (due to illness, disappointment, etc.)

Wiktionary

遇事不順利、倒楣。《西遊記．第三四回》：「可是晦氣！經倒不曾取得，且來替他做皂隸！」《儒林外史．第五四回》：「你賒了豬頭肉的錢不還，也來問我要！終日吵鬧這事，那裡來的晦氣！」也作「悔氣」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 喜怒無常；不滿
  2. 帶給某人不幸
  3. 揮霍；浪費
  4. 臉色難看（由於疾病、失望等）
  5. 遇事不順利、倒楣

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 晦 huì
  1. (bound form) last day of a lunar month
  2. (bound form) dark; gloomy
  3. (literary) night
2 氣 qì
  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi

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厄運 èyùn
  1. bad luck
  2. misfortune
  3. adversity
我不相信黑貓與厄運有關係。

I don't believe that black cats cause bad luck.

I don't believe black cats cause bad luck.

Source: Tatoeba

壞運 huàiyùn
  1. bad luck
  2. misfortune
他把他的错误归咎于坏运气。

He ascribes his failure to bad luck.

Source: Tatoeba

背字 bèizì bad luck
背運 bèiyùn
  1. bad luck
  2. unlucky
逆運 nìyùn
  1. bad luck
  2. unlucky fate
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