趋吉避凶

Traditional form:

趨吉避凶

Pinyin (reading):

qūjíbìxiōng

Definitions:

• to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)

Characters:

• 趋 - to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to
• 吉 - lucky, propitious, good
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 凶 - culprit; murder; bad, sad

Traditional characters:

• 趨 - to hurry, to hasten; to approach, to be attracted to
• 吉 - lucky, propitious, good
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 凶 - culprit; murder; bad, sad