「凶多吉少」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: hung1 do1 gat1 siu2
Individual
Character Meaning:
凶 inauspicious; to scare somebody; to threaten; bad; unfortunate; ominous; fierce; violent
多 many; toast; much; a lot of; lots of; plenty of; frequently; more often
吉 lucky; happy; auspicious
少 few; young; to lose; to be missing; to stop; to quit; less; little; rarely; not often
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to bode ill rather than well; to be fraught with grim possibilities; to be believed to be dead; literally, unfortunate happenings supersede the fortunate ones
(Cant.) 咁gam3耐noi6都dou1冇mou5佢keoi5哋dei6嘅ge3消siu1息sik1,恐hung2怕paa3都dou1凶hung1多do1吉gat1少siu2喇laa3。
(Eng.) We got no news so far. I'm afraid they might be dead.
(Cant.) 考haau2試si5冇mou5温wan1書syu1,凶hung1多do1吉gat1少siu2啦laa1今gam1次ci3。
(Eng.) I didn't do my revision before the exam. I am gonna be screwed.
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