逢凶化吉
féng​xiōng​huà​jí

to turn ill luck into good

  • created reference approved 逢凶化吉 → 遇难成祥/遇難成祥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逢凶化吉 féng​xiōng​huà​jí

    遇难成祥 / 遇難成祥 yù​nàn​chéng​xiáng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 逢凶化吉 · féng​xiōng​huà​jí · to turn ill luck into good — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逢凶化吉

    féng​xiōng​huà​jí

    to turn ill luck into good

    To turn misfortune into a blessing; to encounter danger but emerge safely and auspiciously.

    逢 (literal) → 逢 · féng · to meet 凶 (literal) → 凶 · xiōng · ominous 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 吉 (literal) → 吉 · jí · lucky

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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