sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
Traditional: 塞翁失馬焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
- 2it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good