塞翁失马

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

   • sàiwēngshīmǎ,yānzhīfēifú.

     塞翁失马，焉知非福。🔊

     An old man lost his horse; who knows whether this might not turn out to be a blessing?

2. 貳名noun

   fig. a blessing in disguise

   • sàiwēngshīmǎ,yānzhīfēifú.

     塞翁失马，焉知非福。🔊

     An old man lost his horse at the frontier, but how could he know it was not a blessing?

3. 參名noun

   it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

   • sàiwēngshīmǎ,yānzhīfēifú.

     塞翁失马，焉知非福。🔊

     An old man lost his horse at the border, but how could one know it was not a blessing?