流年不利

Traditional form:

流年不利

Pinyin (reading):

liúniánbùlì

Definitions:

• the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year

Characters:

• 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit

Traditional characters:

• 流 - to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
• 年 - year; anniversary; a person's age
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit