「塞翁失馬，焉知非福」
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| Pronunciation： | coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1 |
| 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 焉 知 to know; knowledge; to realise; to understand; to inform 非 not; wrong; evildoing 福 happiness; blessing; good fortune; luck |
| 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 (in short 塞翁失馬)
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 塞翁失馬 |
| See also： | 塞翁失馬 |
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