it is unlucky to be born at such a time

it is unlucky to be born at such a time

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ē NGB ù f é ngch é n, which means that we didn't meet a good time when we were born. It comes from the book of songs, Da Ya, sang rou.

Idiom explanation

Chen: day, time.

The origin of Idioms

"Poetry · Da Ya · sang Rou" said: "I was not born, I was angry every day."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attributive; derogatory. It's a pity that I was born at a wrong time, otherwise I would not lose to him. (2) these scholars met with the hardships of war at the beginning of printing