娟儿命不好啊
“Juan has such bad luck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好人 好人
“He was a good man.”
娟儿 命不好 啊
“Juan has such bad luck.”
大爷这一点心意
“This is what I want for her.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The traditional Chinese concept of 'ming' (destiny) is often invoked colloquially to rationalize enduring hardship or misfortune that is beyond personal control.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have bad luck in life / be ill-fated
A frequent everyday idiom used to sympathize with someone suffering chronic misfortune.
Softens the utterance while amplifying the speaker's emotional sigh and deep sympathy.