背字

bèizì
bad luck

CEDICT

  1. (regional) bad luck; misfortune
  2. bad luck; misfortune

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 背 bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. (slang) unlucky
  7. hard of hearing
2 字 zì
  1. letter
  2. symbol
  3. character
  4. word
  5. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

走背字 zǒubèizì to have bad luck

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