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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「時乖運舛」, detailed below.

The Chinese idiom 「時乖運舛」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

舛: violate, be incompatible. Bad luck and bad fate. Refers to an unfavorable situation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí guāi yùn chuǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si4 gwaai1 wan6 chyun2

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