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先天不足，後天失調
简 先天不足，后天失调 · 繁 先天不足，後天失調Mandarin · pinyin xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo
Meanings
- to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
- (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time
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- 先
- xiān · first, former, previous
- 天
- tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 足
- zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 失
- shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
- 調
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- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
- 调
- diào · transfer, move, change; tune
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