suffer many a setback during one 's life

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.