bad fate; tragic lot; miserable destiny
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
miserable fate; unfortunate lot
neutralAn idiom often used to express the belief that someone is destined for a life of hardship and misfortune. It carries a fatalistic and somewhat superstitious tone.
Tā她
zǒng总
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
ge个
kǔ苦
mìng命
rén人
，
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
cāo操
láo劳
。
She always says she's a person with a tragic lot, toiling all her life.
Nà那
ge个
kǔ苦
mìng命
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
shī失
qù去
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
That unfortunate mother lost all her children.
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Bié别
guài怪
tā他
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
shēng生
lái来
kǔ苦
mìng命
bà罢
le了
。
Don't blame him; he was just born with a miserable destiny.