禍福無常

简 祸福无常 · 繁 禍福無常
Mandarin · pinyin huò fú wú cháng

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  1. disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
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禍
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福
fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
無
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常
cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
祸
huò · misfortune, calamity, disaster
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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4–2–2–2 · huo4 fu2 wu2 chang2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4

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禍福無常 · huo4 fu2 wu2 chang2
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Exact source record禍福無常 祸福无常 [huo4 fu2 wu2 chang2] /disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable/