凶多吉少

xiōng duō jí shǎo

Dictionary entry

(lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)

What does 凶多吉少 mean?

凶多吉少 (xiōng duō jí shǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)

2(fig.) inauspicious; everything points to disaster

Character breakdown

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凶xiōngterrible · fearful 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 吉Jíshort name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2] · surname Ji 少shǎofew · less

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凶多吉少

xiōng duō jí shǎo

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