AaronUK Posted May 9, 2018 at 09:22 AM Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 at 09:22 AM So today I was researching how to wish my classmate luck for an interview and I came across this story about how when there wasn't much fertilizer in china they used to sell dog poo, so it was considered lucky to suddenly have dog poo on a bad day. So it became a way to wish someone luck. 狗 屎 运 Gǒu shǐ yùn Has anyone ever heard of this expression in everyday use? Since it was amusing I though I would share it here. https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary.php?define=狗屎运 Dog S**t luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted May 9, 2018 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 at 12:53 PM Yes, it's pretty common, especially in the form 走狗屎運 or 踩狗屎運. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronUK Posted May 9, 2018 at 04:02 PM Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 at 04:02 PM seems like the way we say in English for someone to 'break a leg' when we are wishing them success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 9, 2018 at 04:09 PM Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 at 04:09 PM Remember reading people used to earn money collecting dog shit in London to sell to the tanneries, it was called 'pure': http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/history/victorians/street-life/maddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakesandrivers Posted May 10, 2018 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 at 06:12 AM Another form of saying 烂命狗屎运，used most recently in a movie I just watched the other day 天亮之前 Another masterpiece starring 郭富城 IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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