生不逢時

Simplified: 生不逢时

shēngbùféngshí ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕˊ

    • born at the wrong time (idiom) unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
    • born under an unlucky star
    • ahead of his time

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