"塞翁失馬" meaning in Chinese

See 塞翁失馬 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /saɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ maː¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /saɪ̯⁵¹ wəŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ maː¹³/ Chinese transliterations: sàiwēngshīmǎ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], coi³ jung¹ sat¹ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sàiwēngshīmǎ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sàiwongshihmǎ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sai⁴-wêng¹-shih¹-ma³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sài-wēng-shr̄-mǎ [Mandarin, Yale], sayuengshymaa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сайвэншима [Mandarin, Palladius], sajvɛnšima [Mandarin, Palladius], choi yūng sāt máh [Cantonese, Yale], tsoi³ jung¹ sat⁷ maa⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], coi³ yung¹ sed¹ ma⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: See 塞翁失馬,焉知非福/塞翁失马,焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|塞翁失馬,焉知非福}} 塞翁失馬,焉知非福/塞翁失马,焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 塞翁失馬
  1. Every cloud has a silver lining. / A setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 因禍得福/因祸得福 (yīnhuòdéfú), 因禍得福 (yīnhuòdéfú), 因祸得福 (yīnhuòdéfú)
    Sense id: en-塞翁失馬-zh-phrase-d7eFURln Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      "zh-pron": "tsoi³ jung¹ sat⁷ maa⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "coi³ yung¹ sed¹ ma⁵"
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      "word": "因禍得福/因祸得福"
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      "roman": "yīnhuòdéfú",
      "word": "因禍得福"
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    {
      "roman": "yīnhuòdéfú",
      "word": "因祸得福"
    }
  ],
  "word": "塞翁失馬"
}

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