huò​xī​fú​suǒ​yǐ​fú​xī​huò​suǒ​fú

misfortune and fortune are intertwined

祸兮福所倚,福兮祸所伏 禍兮福所倚,福兮禍所伏 huò​xī​fú​suǒ​yǐ​fú​xī​huò​suǒ​fú
misfortune and fortune are intertwined
within misfortune lies the seeds of good fortune, and within good fortune lurks the disaster to come; the concept that calamity and blessing are interdependent

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