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塞翁失馬焉知非福
简 塞翁失马焉知非福 · 繁 塞翁失馬焉知非福Mandarin · pinyin sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
Meanings
- 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
Characters in this entry
- 塞
- sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
- 翁
- wēng · old man; father, father-in-law
- 失
- shī · lose; make mistake, neglect
- 馬
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- 焉
- yān · thereupon, then; how? why? where?
- 知
- zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
- 非
- fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
- 福
- fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
- 马
- mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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Mandarin tones
4–1–1–3–1–1–1–2 · sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
Cantonese word readings for 塞翁失馬焉知非福. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
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