觸霉頭

触霉头
chùméitóu
  1. to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else)
  2. to do sth inauspicious
  3. to have a stroke of bad luck

CEDICT

  1. (dialectal) to have a stroke of bad luck; to be unfortunate
  2. to have a stroke of bad luck; to be unfortunate

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 觸 chù
  1. to touch
  2. to make contact with sth
  3. to stir up sb's emotions
2 霉頭 méitóu
  1. (dialectal) bad luck
  2. bad luck

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點子背 diǎnzibèi (coll.) to have a stroke of bad luck