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be born at the unlucky time; be untimely born

shēng bù féng shí

生 不 逢 时

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be born at the unlucky time; be untimely born
- zhè ge zuò jiā shēng bù féng shí
  这个作家生不逢时。
  The writer was born under an unlucky star.
- nǐ jiù bù huì zài bào yuàn zì jǐ shēng bù féng shí
  你就不会再抱怨自己生不逢时。
  You will never complain about you were born at the unlucky time.
synonym
shí yùn bù jì时运不济 shēng bù féng chén生不逢辰 shí guāi mìng jiǎn时乖命蹇 shí guāi yùn jiǎn时乖运蹇 shēng bù yù shí生不遇时
antonym
shì féng qí shí适逢其时

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