「塞翁失馬」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5
Individual
Character Meaning:
塞 Jammed((Congested)); frontier; congested; jammed; great-grandchild; to stuff; stopper; plug; cork; fort
翁
失 lose; to lose; to miss; mistake; mishap
馬 horse; Tin Hau; marathon
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
The old frontiersman losing his horse — a blessing in disguise; a bad thing may turn out to be a good one (preceding 焉知非福 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 when in full)
(Cant.) 上soeng5唔m4切cit3上soeng6班baan1巴baa1士si2,冇mou5撞zong6正zeng3爆baau3軚taai1,未mei6嘗soeng4唔m4係hai6塞coi3翁jung1失sat1馬maa5。
(Eng.) I had missed the previous bus, but it turned out that I didn't suffer from its burst tyre. It was not that bad.
Synonym: Synonym: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福
See also: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福
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