Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 否极泰来 pi jí tài lái

Chinese idiom

 

否极泰来

If many bad things happen to someone, good things will start to happen to them too.

(pi jí tài lái )

 

A: How are you doing?

最近怎么样啊？

(zuì jìn zěn me yàng ā ？)

 

B: Not well, I lost my job and my wife. I'm having a hard time!

不怎么样啊,我最近失业了,老婆也跑了。真倒霉！

(bú zěn me yàng ā ,wǒ zuì jìn shī yè le ,lǎo pó yě pǎo le 。zhēn dǎo méi ！)

 

A: Oh, I am sorry to hear this, but I'm sure good luck will be with you soon.

啊,这么倒霉,不过我相信你会否极泰来的。

(ā ,zhè me dǎo méi ,bú guò wǒ xiàng xìn nǐ huì fǒu jí tài lái de 。)

 

B: I hope so.

希望吧。

(x~w3ng ba.)