suffer many a setback during one 's life
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ì NGT ú Du ō Chu ǎ n, which means that fate is full of troubles. It refers to a life full of frustrations and setbacks. It comes from farewell preface to Tengwang Pavilion written by Wang Bo of Tang Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
Bad luck, bad luck. Fate is full of troubles. It refers to a life full of frustrations and setbacks.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Bo's farewell preface to Tengwang Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty: "the times are uneven and the road of life is full of twists and turns.
suffer many a setback during one 's life
The running water is not rotten, the cardinal is not mole - liú shuǐ bù fǔ,hù shū bù lóu
wear a sad face a long face with knitted eyebrows - chóu méi kǔ liǎn