"jinxing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 帶來厄運
• 觸黴頭

Definition

因為談論正面結果或過度自信引來壞運。“Jinxing”指通過言行觸犯運氣而帶來厄運。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語常用，多數為玩笑或迷信語境。例如“別觸黴頭”，指不要預先說好事，以免壞事發生。

Examples

Stop jinxing the game by talking about our win.

別因討論我們會贏而**帶來厄運**比賽。

Are you jinxing our test by saying it's easy?

你說考試簡單，是不是在**觸黴頭**？

He keeps jinxing himself by bragging about his luck.

他總是誇自己的運氣好，結果一直**觸黴頭**。

I don’t want to risk jinxing it, so I won’t say anything yet.

我不想冒著**帶來厄運**的風險，所以暫時不說。

You’re totally jinxing our trip by making plans so early!

你這麼早計畫，完全是在**觸黴頭**我們的旅行！

Every time you say it’ll be fine, you end up jinxing us.

每次你說「沒問題」，結果都是在**帶來厄運**我們。