天公不作美 in English tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3 Meaning

Meanings

• Heaven is not cooperating (idiomatic expression)
• the weather is not favorable for the planned activity

Pinyin

tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 公gong1public 不bu4(negative prefix) 作zuo4worker 美mei3the Americas