凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo

very bad odds; almost certainly doomed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 35310th word

Definitions

  1. 1. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2. everything points to disaster

Characters

Character Meaning
凶 xiōng HSK 6
fierce; vicious; terrible
多 duō HSK 1
many; a lot of; numerous
吉 jí HSK 6
lucky; surname Ji
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack