Chinese–English
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú · sai weng shi ma an zhi fei fu
Traditional 塞翁失馬安知非福
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
- also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福 / 塞翁失马焉知非福
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