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不幸

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: bug4 hêng6
POJ: puk-hěng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: unfortunate; sad, unfortunately (adv.)
不幸

The page attests 不幸 as adjective ("unfortunate"), adverb ("unfortunately"), noun ("misfortune"), and a classical euphemistic verb ("to die"); adjective was chosen as the primary sense but the noun and adverb senses are equally common in everyday use.

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