生不逢时
shēng​bù​féng​shí

born at the wrong time

  • created reference approved 生不逢时/生不逢時 → 生不逢辰 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生不逢时 / 生不逢時 shēng​bù​féng​shí

    生不逢辰 shēng​bù​féng​chén

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 生不逢时/生不逢時 · shēng​bù​féng​shí · born at the wrong time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生不逢时 / 生不逢時

    shēng​bù​féng​shí

    born at the wrong time

    to be born at an unlucky or inappropriate time; often used to lament that one's talents are wasted due to the circumstances of the era

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to be born 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 逢 (literal) → 逢 · féng · to meet 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · time

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense