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Jyutping
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1
Pinyin
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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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