凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
Pinyin

Definition

凶多吉少
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xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. everything points to disaster

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
少
shǎo
  1. 1 few
  2. 2 less
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 to be missing
  5. 5 to stop (doing sth)
  6. 6 seldom
不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply

Sample Sentences

后面的路上凶多吉少，你千万要小心。
hòumian de lùshang xiōngduōjíshǎo ，nǐ qiānwàn yào xiǎoxīn 。
There is a lot of danger, and very little good, in store on that road. Whatever you do, be careful!
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