你跟她在一起早晚会倒霉
“She's only a jinx.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我早就说过
“I've warned you.”
你跟她 在一起 早晚会倒霉
“She's only a jinx.”
你工作都丢了
“Now you've lost your job.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, a partner can be seen as bringing bad luck (倒霉) to the entire household or career, prompting family members to intervene bluntly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
sooner or later will...
Used to express an inevitable negative consequence when an ill-advised path is maintained.
to suffer misfortune / to have bad luck
A widespread everyday spoken word for running into trouble, bad luck, or suffering adverse outcomes.