Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words倒楣

WordTOCFL Level 4stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #8,768

倒楣

dǎoméi·ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ

“unlucky; to have bad luck; to encounter setbacks; to fail in an endeavor”

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To fall or collapse; to lie down; to fail or go bankrupt; to invert or place upside down; to pour out or dump; to change or switch; but or yet; to resell at a profit.

The horizontal beam above a door or window; a lintel; a crossbeam; the eaves board at the end of roof rafters.