"生不逢辰" meaning in All languages combined

See 生不逢辰 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²¹ sɐn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²¹ sɐn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: shēngbùféngchén [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sang¹ bat¹ fung⁴ san⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shēngbùféngchén [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shengbùfóngchén [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shêng¹-pu⁴-fêng²-chʻên² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shēng-bù-féng-chén [Mandarin, Yale], shengbuferngchern [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэнбуфэнчэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛnbufɛnčɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sāng bāt fùhng sàhn [Cantonese, Yale], sang¹ bat⁷ fung⁴ san⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], seng¹ bed¹ fung⁴ sen⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From the Classic of Poetry, poem 257 (《詩經·大雅·桑柔》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《詩經·大雅·桑柔》)}} (《詩經·大雅·桑柔》) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 生不逢辰
  1. to have a rough and ill-fated life Wikipedia link: Classic of Poetry Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 生不逢時/生不逢时 (shēngbùféngshí), 生不逢時 (shēngbùféngshí), 生不逢时 (shēngbùféngshí)
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      "roman": "Yōu xīn yīnyīn, niàn wǒ tǔyǔ.\nWǒ shēng bù chén, féng tiān dàn nù.",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "shengbùfóngchén"
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      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-pu⁴-fêng²-chʻên²"
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      "zh-pron": "šɛnbufɛnčɛnʹ"
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      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ fʊŋ²¹ sɐn²¹/"
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      "zh-pron": "šɛnbufɛnčɛnʹ"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "sāng bāt fùhng sàhn"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ bat⁷ fung⁴ san⁴"
    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "seng¹ bed¹ fung⁴ sen⁴"
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ fɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/"
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      "roman": "shēngbùféngshí",
      "word": "生不逢時/生不逢时"
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      "roman": "shēngbùféngshí",
      "word": "生不逢时"
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  "word": "生不逢辰"
}

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