塞翁失马安知非福
sài​wēng​shī​mǎ'ān​zhī​fēi​fú

blessing in disguise

  • created sense approved 塞翁失马安知非福/塞翁失馬安知非福 · sài​wēng​shī​mǎ'ān​zhī​fēi​fú · blessing in disguise

    塞翁失马安知非福 / 塞翁失馬安知非福

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    blessing in disguise

    A setback or misfortune that may eventually result in a positive outcome; based on the idiom of the old man losing his horse which later brought a better result.

    他虽然错过了那班飞机，却因此躲过了事故，真是塞翁失马安知非福。

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  • created reference approved 塞翁失马安知非福/塞翁失馬安知非福 → 塞翁失马焉知非福/塞翁失馬焉知非福 (same_as)

    塞翁失马安知非福 / 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài​wēng​shī​mǎ'ān​zhī​fēi​fú

    塞翁失马焉知非福 / 塞翁失馬焉知非福

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