生不逢時

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	not; no	every time; meet by chance	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (生不逢時)		生	不	逢	時
simp. (生不逢时)		生	不	逢	时
Literally: “to be born at the wrong time”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngbùféngshí

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ bat¹ fung⁴ si⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngbùféngshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengbuferngshy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengbùfóngshíh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ˥ pu˥˩ fɤŋ˧˥ ʂʐ̩˧˥/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sang¹ bat¹ fung⁴ si⁴
  - Yale: sāng bāt fùhng sìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ bat⁷ fung⁴ si⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ bed¹ fung⁴ xi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ˥ pɐt˥ fʊŋ˨˩ siː˨˩/

Idiom

生不逢時

to have a rough and ill-fated life

Synonyms

生不逢辰 (shēngbùféngchén)
命途多舛 (mìngtúduōchuǎn)

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