- 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
Generated: This phrase describes someone who has inherent weaknesses or deficiencies from birth that lead to ongoing health issues throughout their life.
He was weak since childhood, truly born with a weak constitution and suffering from ill health later.
Generated: This metaphorical usage indicates that something was flawed or challenging from the beginning and has deteriorated further as time has passed.
zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目cóng从yī一kāi shǐ开始jiù就yǒu有hěn很duō多wèn tí问题,zhēn shi真是xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo先天不足,后天失调。
This project has had many problems right from the start; it's truly problematic from the beginning and has gotten worse.