愈窮愈見鬼 (yut6 kung4 jyu6 gin3 gwai2) — bad luck comes in threes [colloquial] in Cantonese | HKDictionary

yutˍ₆愈kungˎ₄窮jyuˍ₆愈gin˗₃見gwaiˊ²鬼

简愈穷愈见鬼

Mandarin Pinyin: yu4 qiong2 yu4 jian4gui3

Meaning of 愈窮愈見鬼

nounbad luck comes in threes [colloquial]

Characters in 愈窮愈見鬼

more and more; the more ... the more ...; increasingly | [variant] 越

having an end; having a limit

meet; call on; visit

terrible; horrible; damnable

Want to actually remember 愈窮愈見鬼?

Practice with spaced-repetition flashcards or follow our free structured Cantonese course.

Practice Flashcards Start Learning Cantonese