凶hung1多do1吉gat1少siu2

English

1. (lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
2. to bode ill rather than well; to be fraught with grim possibilities; to be believed to be dead; literally, unfortunate happenings supersede the fortunate ones
3. (fig.) inauspicious; everything points to disaster

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一件事嘅結果趨向負面

Examples

• 考試冇温書，凶多吉少啦今次。

  I didn't do my revision before the exam. I am gonna be screwed.

• 咁耐都冇佢哋嘅消息，恐怕都凶多吉少喇。

  We got no news so far. I'm afraid they might be dead.