凶多吉少
xiōngduō-jíshǎo
bodes ill; things don't look good
Every meaning
xiōngduō-jíshǎo
- bodes ill; things don't look good
Its characters
- 凶xiōngfierce; ferocious
- 多duōmany; much
- 吉jílucky; auspicious (as in 吉利)
- 少shǎofew; little
Words with 凶
Words with 多
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.