天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
Traditional: 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福Dictionary entry
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
What does 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 mean?
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 (tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú) has the following dictionary meaning.
1fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
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天tiānday · sky有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-测cèto survey · to measure风fēngwind · news云yún(classical) to say人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]旦dàn(literary) dawn; daybreak · dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
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