倒霉

• 병음: dǎo méi
• 한자 분석: 倒 = 亻 + 到 (to overturn, fall); 霉 = 雨 + 某 (mold, misfortune)

뜻

재수 없다; 운이 없다

Very common in everyday spoken Chinese to express bad luck. Can describe a person, a situation, or a stretch of time. More casual than 不幸 and often carries a tone of self-pity or commiseration rather than formal lamentation.

예문

1. 今天真倒霉，出门就踩到了水坑，还错过了末班车。
2. 他最近倒霉透了，生意赔了不少，还生了一场大病。
3. 倒霉的时候，做什么都不顺。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, emotion

어조: negative, self-deprecating

올바른 표현

• 真倒霉！(What terrible luck!)
• 我今天倒霉了。(I had terrible luck today.)

피해야 할 표현

• 倒霉的决定 — use 糟糕的决定 or 错误的决定 for bad decisions; 倒霉 applies to fate not conscious choice

기원과 역사

倒 (to fall, indicating misfortune) + 霉 (mold, bad luck). Together expressing a state of ill fortune.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal