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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else) / to do sth inauspicious / to have a stroke of bad luck
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Original source entry:

觸霉頭 触霉头 [chu4 mei2 tou2] /to cause sth unfortunate to happen (to oneself or sb else)/to do sth inauspicious/to have a stroke of bad luck/

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