失馬 [－马]

Jyutping sat1 maa5
Pinyin shī mǎ

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to lose a horse
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    塞翁失马
    塞翁失馬
    sài wēng shī mǎ
    • Every cloud has a silver lining.
    • When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未尝唔系塞翁失马。
    上唔切上班巴士，冇撞正爆軚，未嘗唔係塞翁失馬。
    soeng5 m4 cit3 soeng6 baan1 baa1 si2, mou5 zong6 zeng3 baau3 taai1, mei6 soeng4 m4 hai6 coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5.
    • I had missed the previous bus, but it turned out that I didn't suffer from its burst tyre. It was not that bad.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    塞翁失马
    塞翁失馬
    sài wēng shī mǎ
    • The old man at the frontier losing a horse