身不遇时 — “To be born at an unfortunate time”
身不遇时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be born at an unfortunate time”. To not encounter favorable opportunities; to have one's talents unappreciated due to lack of timely opportunity.
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身不遇时 Pronunciation and Pinyin
身不遇时 Character Breakdown
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他虽然才华横溢，但身不遇时，始终未能施展抱负。
Although he was exceptionally talented, he was born at an unfortunate time, and thus never managed to realize his ambitions.
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Synonyms of 身不遇时
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- shēn身bù不yóu由zhǔ主beyond one's control
- shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control
- shēn身lín临qí其jìng境To experience something firsthand or immersively
- shēn身jià价bèi倍zēng增greatly enhance one's personal worth
- shēn身jià价bǎi百bèi倍one's social status or value rises significantly
- shēn身tǐ体lì力xíng行practice what you preach
- shēn身tǐ体fà发fū肤one's entire physical self
- shēn身zuò做shēn身dāng当take full responsibility for one's actions
- shēn身xiān先shì士zhòng众lead by example
- shēn身xiān先shì士zú卒lead by example
- shēn身xiān先zhāo朝lù露pass away swiftly like morning dew
- shēn身rù入qí其jìng境to experience something firsthand
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What does 身不遇时 mean?
身不遇时 (shēn bù yù shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be born at an unfortunate time”.
How do you pronounce 身不遇时?
身不遇时 is pronounced shēn bù yù shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 身不遇时?
指没有遇到好的时机。