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逢凶化吉
Mandarin · pinyin féng xiōng huà jí
Meanings
- misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
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2–1–4–2 · feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1
Cantonese word readings for 逢凶化吉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to get through a dangerous crisis; to land on one's feet
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