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逢凶化吉

Mandarin · pinyin féng xiōng huà jí

misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

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逢: féng · come upon, happen meet; flatter
凶: xiōng · culprit; murder; bad, sad
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good

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2–1–4–2 · feng2 xiong1 hua4 ji2

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fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1

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(idiomatic) to get through a dangerous crisis; to land on one's feet

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