生不逢时 生不逢時
生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕˊ sang1 bat1 fung4 si4
- born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate)
- born under an unlucky star
- ahead of his time
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生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
逢
- 每逢 měi féng ㄇㄟˇ ㄈㄥˊ mui5 fung4 every time
- 萍水相逢 píng shuǐ xiāng féng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ ping4 seoi2 soeng1 fung4 strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
- 欣逢 xīn féng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥˊ jan1 fung4 on the happy occasion of
- 相逢 xiāng féng ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ soeng1 fung4 to meet (by chance)
- 逢俉 féng wú ㄈㄥˊ ㄨˊ fung4 ng6 to come across sth scary; to have a fright
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- 逢迎 féng yíng ㄈㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ fung4 jing4 to fawn on
- 逢集 féng jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 zaap6 market day
- 适逢 適逢 shì féng ㄕˋ ㄈㄥˊ sik1 fung4 to just happen to coincide with
- 遭逢 zāo féng ㄗㄠ ㄈㄥˊ zou1 fung4 to encounter (sth unpleasant)
- 重逢 chóng féng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˊ cung4 fung4 to meet again
- 丘逢甲 Qiū Féng jiǎ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jau1 fung4 gaap3 Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet
- 久别重逢 久別重逢 jiǔ bié chóng féng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˊ gau2 bit6 cung5 fung4 to meet again after a long period of separation
- 千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗㄞˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄥˊ cin1 zoi2 naan4 fung4 extremely rare (idiom)
- 左右逢源 zuǒ yòu féng yuán ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ zo2 jau6 fung4 jyun4 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
- 曲意逢迎 qū yì féng yíng ㄑㄩ ㄧˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ kuk1 ji3 fung4 jing4 to bow down to everything sb says or does
- 枯木逢春 kū mù féng chūn ㄎㄨ ㄇㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄣ fu1 muk6 fung4 ceon1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
- 棋逢对手 棋逢對手 qí féng duì shǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ kei4 fung4 deoi3 sau2 to be evenly matched
- 棋逢敌手 棋逢敵手 qí féng dí shǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄥˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ kei4 fung4 dik6 sau2 see 棋逢对手
- 正逢其时 正逢其時 zhèng féng qí shí ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˊ zing3 fung4 kei4 si4 to come at the right time
- 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄈㄥˊ haap6 lou6 soeng1 fung4 lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
时 時
- 一时 一時 yī shí ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 si4 a period of time
- 不时 不時 bù shí ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ bat1 si4 from time to time
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 即时 即時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ zik1 si4 immediate
- 及时 及時 jí shí ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˊ kap6 si4 timely; at the right time
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- 同时 同時 tóng shí ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˊ tung4 si4 at the same time; simultaneously
- 学时 學時 xué shí ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕˊ hok6 si4 class hour
- 定时 定時 dìng shí ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕˊ ding6 si4 to fix a time
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
- 届时 屆時 jiè shí ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˊ gaai3 si4 when the time comes
- 平时 平時 píng shí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ping4 si4 ordinarily
- 按时 按時 àn shí ㄢˋ ㄕˊ on3 si4 on time
- 时事 時事 shí shì ㄕˊ ㄕˋ si4 si6 current trends; the present situation; how things are going
- 时代 時代 shí dài ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ si4 doi6 age
- 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time
- 时光 時光 shí guāng ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄤ si4 gwong1 time
- 时刻 時刻 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ si4 hak1 time
- 时尚 時尚 shí shàng ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ si4 soeng6 fashion
- 时差 時差 shí chā ㄕˊ ㄔㄚ si4 caa1 time difference
- 时常 時常 shí cháng ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ si4 soeng4 often; frequently