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塞
翁
失
馬
安
知
非
福
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马
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Jyutping
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 on1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
Pinyin
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
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
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福