- 凵(hole; depression)RADICAL
- 乂(cut diagonally; dangerous)ASSOCIATIVE
A deep pit marked with a cross warning sign is a bad omen, dangerous.
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凶多吉少
凶多吉少
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- 。
This trip looks more likely to end badly than well.
- 貳形adjective
fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
- 。
This trip is more likely to end badly than well.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
- 夕(evening; evenings)ASSOCIATIVE
Two evening periods stacked together symbolize abundance and plenty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
凶多吉少
Traditional凶
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- 。
This trip looks more likely to end badly than well.
- 貳形adjective
fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
- 。
This trip is more likely to end badly than well.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 凵(hole; depression)RADICAL
- 乂(cut diagonally; dangerous)ASSOCIATIVE
A deep pit marked with a cross warning sign is a bad omen, dangerous.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
- 夕(evening; evenings)ASSOCIATIVE
Two evening periods stacked together symbolize abundance and plenty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
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