先天不足，后天失调

Traditional: 先天不足，後天失調

xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

Dictionary entry

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life

What does 先天不足，后天失调 mean?

先天不足，后天失调 (xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life

2(fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time

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先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 天tiānday · sky 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-足jùexcessive 后Hòusurname Hou 失shīto lose · to miss 调diàoto transfer · to move (troops or cadres)

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How to pronounce 先天不足，后天失调

先天不足，后天失调

xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

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