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One's fate is in the balance; fate unknown.; No one can tell how it will turn out.

jí xiōng wèi bǔ

吉 凶 未 卜

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slOne's fate is in the balance; fate unknown.; No one can tell how it will turn out.
- tā men zài hǎi shang yù shàng le dà fēng bào zhì jīn réng wú xiāo xi jí xiōng wèi bǔ
  他们在海上遇上了大风暴，至今仍无消息，吉凶未卜。
  They've met with a storm at sea, and we haven't had any news of them yet. Their fate is still unknown.
- yì àn de mìng yùn jí xiōng wèi bǔ
  议案的命运吉凶未卜。
  The fate of the bill hung in balance.
- wǒ de wèi lái jí xiōng wèi bǔ
  我的未来吉凶未卜。
  My whole future was at stake.

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