時乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. bad times, adverse fate (idiom)

CHARACTERS

時 shí time, season; era, age, period
乖 guāi
HSK 5
rebel; crafty, shrewd
命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
蹇 jiǎn lame, crippled; unlucky