生不逢时 (生不逢時) shēng bù féng shí
shēng bù féng shí
set phrase
born at the wrong time; unlucky (especially to complain about one's fate); born under an unlucky star
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '生不逢時')
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