凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

凶 xiōng
HSK 6
culprit; murder; bad, sad
多 duō
HSK 1
much, many; more than, over
吉 jí
HSK 6
lucky, propitious, good
少 shǎo
HSK 1
few, less, inadequate