Read Edit View history 北叟失馬 běisǒushīmǎ blessing in disguise Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 北叟失马/ 北叟失馬 běisǒushīmǎ blessing in disguise literally translated as "the old man from the north lost his horse"; describes a situation that seems bad at first but turns out to be for the best, or suggests that good and bad luck are unpredictable Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 北叟失马/北叟失馬 → 塞翁失马/塞翁失馬 Edit Delete
北叟失马/ 北叟失馬 běisǒushīmǎ blessing in disguise literally translated as "the old man from the north lost his horse"; describes a situation that seems bad at first but turns out to be for the best, or suggests that good and bad luck are unpredictable Edit Delete