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倒楣

dǎo méi

2-character word

What 倒楣 means

1. variant of {倒霉|dǎo méi}

The characters in 倒楣

• 倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow
• 楣méilintel; crossbeam

Example sentences

• 我可真倒楣呀。
  I'm such an unlucky guy.

Sounds the same

Read dǎo méi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 倒霉to have bad luck; to be out of luck

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