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Korean idiom Have a harsh destiny

사주 (가) The part “가” may be omitted. 세다

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English rendering Have a harsh destiny Literal translation: “One's four pillars are strong”

Meaning 1

타고난 나쁜 운수 때문에 살아가는 데에 파란곡절이 많다.

Have many vicissitudes in life because of inborn bad fortune.

Dictionary example 1

젊은 신랑 죽고 얼마 안 돼서 아기마저 죽다니, 그 여자도 어지간히 사주가 센가 봐.

Her young husband died, and soon afterward even her baby died; that woman must have a terribly harsh destiny.

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“사주가 세다” — Have a harsh destiny: Have many vicissitudes in life because of inborn bad fortune.
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