北叟失马

Traditional: 北叟失馬

běi sǒu shī mǎ

Dictionary entry

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

What does 北叟失马 mean?

北叟失马 (běi sǒu shī mǎ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

2fig. a blessing in disguise

3it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

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北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated 叟sǒuold gentleman · old man 失shīto lose · to miss 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

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北叟失马

běi sǒu shī mǎ

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