塞翁失马

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 塞翁失马 sàiwēngshīmǎ
  1. lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good