生不逢时

shēng bù féng shí · sheng bu feng shi

Traditional 生不逢時

Meaning

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

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