Aug 5, 2010 14:16
13 yrs ago
English term

someone who is in the right place at the right time

English to Chinese Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
it's used to discrebe someone who is lucky

Proposed translations

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天时地利人和

Someone who has everything going in favor of him/her.
Peer comment(s):

agree jane chow (X)
16 mins
Thanks.
agree Grace Liu
3 hrs
Thanks, Grace.
agree Lu Zou
1 day 10 hrs
Thanks, Lu.
agree Sze Man Leung, MCIL, DipTrans (IoLET) : Beautiful =)
1 day 11 hrs
Thanks.
neutral Francis Fine : 集天时地利于一身。 天时,地利 are superb. But, if I may do a little nit-picking: 人和 is not in the original phrase and, therefore, could very well be avoided.
1 day 15 hrs
Thanks, Lance.
neutral Gertrude Tsau : 同意lance的意見, "天时地利逢人",如何?
3 days 17 hrs
agree angieleung
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 days

幸运儿/鸿运当头之人

In the location where something good is to happen exactly when it happens.
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