命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)

CHARACTERS

命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
途 tú way, road, path, journey; course
多 duō much, many; more than, over
舛 chuǎn oppose, deviate, be contrary to