xiān​tiān​bù​zú​hòu​tiān​shī​tiáo

to be inherently weak and poorly raised

Senses

先天不足,后天失调/ 先天不足,後天失調 xiān​tiān​bù​zú​hòu​tiān​shī​tiáo to be inherently weak and poorly raised

To be born with a weak constitution and suffer from poor health throughout life; used figuratively to describe a project or person that is problematic from the start and gets even worse over time.

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