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凶宅
xiōngzhái
Description
凶宅是指发生过死亡或不好事情的房子，很多人认为住在里面不吉利。
A 凶宅 is a house where deaths or bad events have occurred; many people believe living there is unlucky.
在中国，人们买房子的时候常常想知道那里是不是凶宅。
In China, people often want to know if a house is a 凶宅 when buying property.
Meanings
凶宅xiōngzhái
a house believed to be unlucky or haunted
没有人想住在那栋凶宅里。
No one wants to live in that haunted house.
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Notes
- Etymology
凶 (inauspicious, ominous) + 宅 (residence, house), literally 'ominous residence'.
- Nuance
implies death or misfortune happened there; often means a place people superstitiously avoid.
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