塞翁失馬
See also: 塞翁失马
Chinese edit
to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in; strategic pass; piston; unenlightened; Serb (abbrev.); Serbian |
elderly person | to lose; to miss; to fail | horse; surname | ||
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trad. (塞翁失馬) | 塞 | 翁 | 失 | 馬 | |
simp. (塞翁失马) | 塞 | 翁 | 失 | 马 | |
Literally: “the old frontiersman loses his horse”. |
Etymology edit
See 塞翁失馬,焉知非福/塞翁失马,焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú).
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塞翁失馬
- Every cloud has a silver lining. / A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
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Others:
- Japanese: 塞翁が馬 (saiō ga uma)
- Korean: 새옹지마 (塞翁之馬, sae'ongjima)