the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
trad. 塞翁失馬焉知非福
Also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福【sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú】
Characters in this word
8塞
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to plug; to stop up; to stuff in, (bound form) a stopper; a cork
- Pinyin
- sāi
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 3512 of 2500
翁
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surname Weng
- Pinyin
- Wēng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 26016 of 2500
失
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to lose, to miss, to fail
- Pinyin
- shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 7657 of 2500
马
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surname Ma, abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
- Pinyin
- Mǎ
- Traditional
- 馬
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1030 of 2500
焉
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
where, how
- Pinyin
- yān
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 34110 of 2500
知
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to know, to be aware
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3344 of 2500
非
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
- Pinyin
- Fēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 2078 of 2500
福
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surname Fu, abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
- Pinyin
- Fú
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 4445 of 2500