塞翁失马焉知非福

塞翁失馬焉知非福
sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú
  1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

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Entry 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
2 焉知 yānzhī (literary) how is one to know?
3 非 fēi
  1. to not be; not
  2. wrong; incorrect
  3. non-; un-; in-; de-
  4. to reproach; to blame
  5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must
4 福 fú
  1. good fortune
  2. happiness
  3. luck

Related entries

塞翁失马安知非福 sàiwēngshīmǎānzhīfēifú
  1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. also written 塞翁失马焉知非福
北叟失马 běisǒushīmǎ
  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
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
塞翁失马

Every cloud has a silver lining.

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