down on the luck
In Chinese, Pinyin is sh í y ù Nb ù J ì, which means to encounter adversity and have a bad fate. It is also called "bad luck". From preface to Tengwang Pavilion.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Bo's poem preface to Tengwang Pavilion in Tang Dynasty: "when the door of emperor Huai disappeared, when was the office of Fengxuan. Ho ho! It's a long way to go. "
Idiom usage
When things come to this stage, I can only lament the untimely fate. What can I do if heaven wants to kill me!
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: good fortune
down on the luck
be unable to obtain the slightest clue to one 's whereabouts - yǎo wú zōng yǐng
become a custom through long time usage - xiāng yán chéng xí
one word is as heavy as nine tripods - yī yán jiǔ dǐng