禍福同門
huò​fú​tóng​mén

good and bad fortune come from the same source

  • created sense approved 祸福同门/禍福同門 · huò​fú​tóng​mén · good and bad fortune come from the same source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祸福同门 / 禍福同門

    huò​fú​tóng​mén

    good and bad fortune come from the same source

    Good and bad fortune go together, as they are both caused by a person's own actions; used to emphasize that outcomes depend on one's own behavior

    祸 (literal) → 祸/禍 · huò · disaster 福 (literal) → 福 · fú · good fortune 同 (literal) → 同 · tóng · together 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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