sài​wēng​shī​mǎ​yān​zhī​fēi​fú

blessing in disguise

Senses

塞翁失马,焉知非福/ 塞翁失馬,焉知非福 sài​wēng​shī​mǎ​yān​zhī​fēi​fú blessing in disguise

the old man from the frontier lost his horse, how could one know it would not be a blessing; a setback may turn out to be a lucky break in the end

塞翁失马,焉知非福/ 塞翁失馬,焉知非福 sài​wēng​shī​mǎ​yān​zhī​fēi​fú a blessing in disguise

the old man at the frontier lost his horse, how could one know it is not a blessing; a setback may prove to be a blessing in disguise

References

see 塞翁失马/塞翁失馬 塞翁失马,焉知非福/塞翁失馬,焉知非福
see 焉知/焉知 塞翁失马,焉知非福/塞翁失馬,焉知非福