ill-fated; born unlucky
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
ill-fated; born unlucky; having a hard lot in life
literaryA somewhat literary term, often used to describe women in traditional contexts. It implies a tragic destiny or lack of good fortune throughout one's life.
Tā她
zǒng总
jué觉
de得
zì自
jǐ己
hóng红
yán颜
bó薄
mìng命
，
yù遇
rén人
bù不
shú淑
。
She always felt that her beauty was ill-fated, leading her to meet the wrong people.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
nǚ女
zhǔ主
jué角
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
sù塑
zào造
chéng成
bó薄
mìng命
de的
jiā佳
rén人
。
The heroines in novels are often portrayed as ill-fated beauties.
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Jiù旧
shí时
rén人
men们
cháng常
bǎ把
nǚ女
zǐ子
de的
bù不
xìng幸
guī归
jiù咎
yú于
bó薄
mìng命
。
In the old days, people often attributed a woman's misfortune to her ill-fated destiny.
Tā他
gǎn感
kǎi慨
dào道
，
zì自
gǔ古
hóng红
yán颜
duō多
bó薄
mìng命
。
He sighed that beautiful women have always been ill-fated since ancient times.
Bié别
zhěng整
tiān天
zì自
yuàn怨
zì自
yì艾
，
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
bó薄
mìng命
，
yào要
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de地
gǎi改
biàn变
mìng命
yùn运
。
Don't wallow in self-pity all day, saying you're ill-fated; you must bravely change your destiny.