逢凶化吉

féng xiōng huà jí

Dictionary entry

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

What does 逢凶化吉 mean?

逢凶化吉 (féng xiōng huà jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

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逢féngto meet by chance · to come across 凶xiōngterrible · fearful 化huāvariant of 花[hua1]吉Jíshort name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2] · surname Ji

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逢凶化吉

féng xiōng huà jí

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