生不逢時 [－－－时]

Jyutping sang1 bat1 fung4 si4
Pinyin shēng bù féng shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
  2. born under an unlucky star
  3. ahead of his time
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    出世​得​唔​啱​時候
    not born in the right era
    • 與其埋怨自己生不逢時，倒不如增值自己。
      与其埋怨自己生不逢时，倒不如增值自己。
      jyu5 kei4 maai4 jyun3 zi6 gei2 sang1 bat1 fung4 si4, dou2 bat1 jyu4 zang1 zik6 zi6 gei2.
      Instead of complaining about being born in the wrong era, you should improve yourself.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have a rough and ill-fated life
    (syn.) 生不逢辰, 命途多舛
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    与其埋怨自己生不逢时，倒不如增值自己。
    與其埋怨自己生不逢時，倒不如增值自己。
    jyu5 kei4 maai4 jyun3 zi6 gei2 sang1 bat1 fung4 si4, dou2 bat1 jyu4 zang1 zik6 zi6 gei2.
    • Instead of complaining about being born in the wrong era, you should improve yourself.
  2. Cantonese
    生不逢时
    生不逢時
    sang1 bat1 fung4 si4
    • not born in the right era