生不逢时 in English sheng1 bu4 feng2 shi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • born at the wrong time (idiomatic expression); unlucky (particularly to complain about one's fate)
  • born under an unlucky star
  • ahead of his time

Simplified Characters

生 不 逢 时

Traditional Characters

生 不 逢 時

Pinyin

sheng1 bu4 feng2 shi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

生sheng1to be born 不bu4(negative prefix) 逢feng2to meet by chance 时shi2old variant of 時|时[shi2]