huò​fú​wú​mén

fortune and misfortune are unpredictable

  • created sense approved 祸福无门/禍福無門 · huò​fú​wú​mén · fortune and misfortune are unpredictable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸福无门 / 禍福無門

    huò​fú​wú​mén

    fortune and misfortune are unpredictable

    Fortune and misfortune do not follow a fixed path but are brought on by one's own actions.

    祸 (literal) → 祸/禍 · huò · disaster 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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