天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi

DEFINITIONS

  1. Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. the weather is not favorable for the planned activity

CHARACTERS

天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
公 gōng
HSK 2
fair, equitable; public; duke
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
美 měi
HSK 4
beautiful, pretty; pleasing