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因
禍
得
福
[-
祸
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Jyutping
jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1
Pinyin
yīn huò dé fú
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
a blessing in disguise
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to benefit from one's own misfortune
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
人哋话佢因祸得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
人哋話佢因禍得福,佢唯有苦笑啦。
jan4 dei6 waa6 keoi5 jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1, keoi5 wai4 jau5 fu2 siu3 laa1.
Some people said that he came good out of a misfortune, he could only give a wry smile.