麻绳专挑细处断,厄运总缠苦命人
má
shéng
zhuān
tiāo
xì
chù
duàn
,
è
yùn
zǒng
chán
kǔ
mìng
rén

Definitions

  1. 1. a hemp rope breaks at its weakest point
  2. 2. misfortune tends to entangle the poor

Components

  • 麻 Má – surname Ma
  • 绳 shéng – rope
  • 专 zhuān – for a particular person, occasion, purpose
  • 挑 tiāo – to carry on a shoulder pole
  • 细 xì – thin or slender
  • 处 chù – place
  • 断 duàn – to break
  • 厄运 è yùn – bad luck
  • 总 zǒng – always
  • 缠 chán – to wind around
  • 苦命 kǔ mìng – hard lot
  • 人 rén – man