He was born in a bad way
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is d à nm à Nb à J à ng, which means absurd and unreal. From notes of Xiangzu.
The origin of Idioms
Wang Shizhen's notes of Xiangzu in Qing Dynasty Volume 6: "biographies of ancient and modern times, such as shiyiji and dongwenshuo waizhuan, have been born without classics."
Idiom explanation
It's absurd and unreal.
Word usage
As a predicate or attributive; of absurdity
Examples
A study of Hong Wu Shi Lu and Yu Di Zhi shows that people at that time believed in customs. Cao Yin, Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : dàn màn bù jīng
He was born in a bad way
discuss the state affairs together. gòng shāng guó shì
A toad wants to eat a swan. lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
A family with its faults enjoys its wealth. jiā yǒu bì zhǒu,xiǎng zhī qiān jīn
ant holes may cause the collapse of a dyke. dī kuì yǐ kǒng