tiên thiên bất túc

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Congenitally insufficient — frail from birth; weak in one's very constitution.

Literally: innate endowment not enough
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “tiên thiên bất túc” mean?

Congenitally insufficient — frail from birth; weak in one's very constitution. Literally: innate endowment not enough

Is “tiên thiên bất túc” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.