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倒霉

dǎo méi

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dǎo méi · dou2 mui4 (Jyutping)

  1. to have bad luck
  2. to be out of luck

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

倒

Meaning
fall over; lie down; take turns
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻到
Cangjie
OMGN
Four-corner
2220.0

霉

Meaning
mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed
Radical
雨
Strokes
15
Components
⿱雨每
Cangjie
MBOWY
Four-corner
1050.7

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