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好衰唔衰
  hou2 seoi1 m4 seoi1   jyutping
as luck would have it; unfortunately; unexpectedly; it so happens that; out of luck
[literal] what should have gone wrong hasn't (but what should not have gone wrong has)

[synonym] 偏偏, 倒霉

Idiom
adverb

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
好衰唔衰

This word has been viewed 1962 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 18th Jan 2012 01:38 and last edited on 9th Apr 2015 01:38
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Characters in this word:

 hou2 hou3  -  good; very; friendly; healthy; ready
 seoi1  -  decline; irritating
 m4  -  not; no
 seoi1  -  decline; irritating
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