"凶多吉少" meaning in Chinese

See 凶多吉少 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiōngduōjíshǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hung¹ do¹ gat¹ siu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiōngduōjíshǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], syongduojíshǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsiung¹-to¹-chi²-shao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syūng-dwō-jí-shǎu [Mandarin, Yale], shiongduojyishao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сюндоцзишао [Mandarin, Palladius], sjundoczišao [Mandarin, Palladius], hūng dō gāt síu [Cantonese, Yale], hung¹ do¹ gat⁷ siu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], hung¹ do¹ ged¹ xiu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 兇多吉少
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 凶多吉少
  1. to be more ominous than propitious; fraught with grim possibilities Tags: idiomatic
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    {
      "form": "兇多吉少",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be more ominous than propitious; fraught with grim possibilities"
      ],
      "id": "en-凶多吉少-zh-phrase-4uTX48TX",
      "links": [
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "ominous",
          "ominous"
        ],
        [
          "propitious",
          "propitious"
        ],
        [
          "fraught",
          "fraught"
        ],
        [
          "grim",
          "grim"
        ],
        [
          "possibilities",
          "possibilities"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiōngduōjíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ gat¹ siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiōngduōjíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syongduojíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiung¹-to¹-chi²-shao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syūng-dwō-jí-shǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiongduojyishao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюндоцзишао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjundoczišao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hūng dō gāt síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ gat⁷ siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ ged¹ xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "凶多吉少"
}
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    {
      "form": "兇多吉少",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Traditional Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "凶多吉少",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 凶",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 吉",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 多",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 少",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be more ominous than propitious; fraught with grim possibilities"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "ominous",
          "ominous"
        ],
        [
          "propitious",
          "propitious"
        ],
        [
          "fraught",
          "fraught"
        ],
        [
          "grim",
          "grim"
        ],
        [
          "possibilities",
          "possibilities"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiōngduōjíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ gat¹ siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiōngduōjíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syongduojíshǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiung¹-to¹-chi²-shao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syūng-dwō-jí-shǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiongduojyishao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сюндоцзишао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjundoczišao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hūng dō gāt síu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ gat⁷ siu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hung¹ do¹ ged¹ xiu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "凶多吉少"
}

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