塞翁失马焉知非福
Traditional: 塞翁失馬焉知非福Dictionary entry
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
What does 塞翁失马焉知非福 mean?
塞翁失马焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú) has the following dictionary meaning.
1the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
2it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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塞sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in · (bound form) a stopper; a cork翁Wēngsurname Weng失shīto lose · to miss马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]焉yānwhere · how知zhīto know · to be aware非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa福Fúsurname Fu · abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
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