生不逢辰
Chinese
- to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
not; no every time; meet by chance 5th earthly branch; 7-9 am simp. and trad.
(生不逢辰)生 不 逢 辰 Literally: “to be born at the wrong time”.
Etymology
From the Classic of Poetry:
- 我生不辰，逢天僤怒。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wǒ shēng bù chén, féng tiān 僤 nù. [Pinyin]
- I was born at an unhappy time, to meet with the severe anger of Heaven.
Pronunciation
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