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北叟失马
běi​sǒu​shī​mǎ

blessing in disguise

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 北 běi noun
    north
    north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or region
  2. 叟 sǒu
    old man
    (bound form) an elderly man; old gentleman
  3. 失 shī verb
    to lose
    to lose; to misplace; to no longer possess something
  4. 马 馬 mǎ noun
    horse
    horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work
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