"every cloud has a silver lining" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: See entry for silver lining. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} every cloud has a silver lining, {{en-proverb}} every cloud has a silver lining
  1. There is something good in any bad situation. Related terms: every silver lining has a cloud, every dark cloud has a silver lining, the darkest hour is just before the dawn, every rose has its thorn, April showers bring May flowers, necessary evil, blessing in disguise, it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good Translations (in every bad situation there is an element of good): رُبَّ ضارّةٍ نافِعةٌ (rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun) (Arabic), չկա չարիք առանց բարիք (čʻka čʻarikʻ aṙancʻ barikʻ) (Armenian), d'un gran mal en surt un gran bé (Catalan), 陽光總在風雨後 (Chinese Mandarin), 阳光总在风雨后 (yángguāng zǒng zài fēngyǔ hòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 塞翁失馬,焉知非福 (Chinese Mandarin), 塞翁失马 (Chinese Mandarin), 焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú) (Chinese Mandarin), všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré (Czech), over skyerne er himlen altid blå (Danish), achter de wolken schijnt de zon (Dutch), na regen komt zonneschijn (Dutch), elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel (Dutch), dat dan weer wel (Dutch), jokaisella pilvellä on hopeareunus (Finnish), ei niin pahaa, ettei jotakin hyvääkin (Finnish), à quelque chose malheur est bon (French), après la pluie, le beau temps (French), un mal pour un bien (French), d’un grand mal sort un grand bien (French), d’un grand mal sourd un grand bien (French), il n’y a de grand mal qu’un grand bien ne suive (French), nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein (German), ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού (oudén kakón amigés kaloú) (Greek), minden rosszban van valami jó (Hungarian), fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott (Icelandic), badai pasti berlalu (Indonesian), setelah hujan ada rintik air mata (Indonesian), non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere (Italian), 楽あれば苦あり (raku areba ku ari) (alt: らくあればくあり) (Japanese), 새옹지마 (sae'ongjima) (alt: 塞翁之馬) (Korean), nėra to blogo, kuris neišeitų į gerą (Lithuanian), هاري تقکن سياڠ سهاج [Jawi] (Malay), هيلڠ کابوس تدوه هوجن [Jawi] (Malay), ستياڤ يڠ بوروق اد باءيقڽ جوݢ [Jawi] (Malay), ستياڤ کبوروقن يڠ برلاکو مستي اد هکمه اتاو کباءيقن د سباليقڽ [Jawi] (Malay), hari takkan siang sahaja [Rumi] (Malay), hilang kabus teduh hujan [Rumi] (Malay), setiap yang buruk ada baiknya juga [Rumi] (Malay), setiap keburukan yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah atau kebaikan di sebaliknya [Rumi] (Malay), aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe (Norwegian), over skyene er himmelen alltid blå (Norwegian), etter regn kommer alltid solskinn (Norwegian), nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło (Polish), não há mal que não venha por bem (Portuguese), după ploaie vine soare (Romanian), нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá) (Russian), tha a' ghrian air cùlaibh gach sgothan (Scottish Gaelic), у сваком злу, неко добро [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), u svakom zlu, neko dobro [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), všetko zlé je na niečo dobré (Slovak), no hay mal que por bien no venga (Spanish), el que no se consuela es porque no quiere (Spanish), inget ont som inte har något gott med sig (Swedish), ฟ้าหลังฝน (fáa lǎng fǒn) (Thai), her işte bir hayır vardır (Turkish), немає лиха без добра (nemaje lyxa bez dobra) (Ukrainian), trong cái rủi có cái may (Vietnamese), mae ymyl arian i bob cwmwl du (Welsh), daw eto haul ar fryn (Welsh), ilé ọba tó jó, ẹwà ló bù sí (Yoruba)
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yángguāng zǒng zài fēngyǔ hòu",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "阳光总在风雨后"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "word": "焉知非福"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "achter de wolken schijnt de zon"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "na regen komt zonneschijn"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "dat dan weer wel"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "jokaisella pilvellä on hopeareunus"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "ei niin pahaa, ettei jotakin hyvääkin"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "après la pluie, le beau temps"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "un mal pour un bien"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "d’un grand mal sort un grand bien"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "d’un grand mal sourd un grand bien"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "il n’y a de grand mal qu’un grand bien ne suive"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "oudén kakón amigés kaloú",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "minden rosszban van valami jó"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "badai pasti berlalu"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "setelah hujan ada rintik air mata"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere"
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          "alt": "らくあればくあり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "raku areba ku ari",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "楽あれば苦あり"
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          "alt": "塞翁之馬",
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          "roman": "sae'ongjima",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "새옹지마"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "nėra to blogo, kuris neišeitų į gerą"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ستياڤ يڠ بوروق اد باءيقڽ جوݢ"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "code": "ms",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "hari takkan siang sahaja"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "word": "hilang kabus teduh hujan"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
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          "word": "aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "over skyene er himmelen alltid blå"
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "etter regn kommer alltid solskinn"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło"
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          "word": "não há mal que não venha por bem"
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          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "după ploaie vine soare"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "net xúda bez dobrá",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "нет ху́да без добра́"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "tha a' ghrian air cùlaibh gach sgothan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "у сваком злу, неко добро"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
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          "word": "u svakom zlu, neko dobro"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "všetko zlé je na niečo dobré"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "no hay mal que por bien no venga"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "el que no se consuela es porque no quiere"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "inget ont som inte har något gott med sig"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "fáa lǎng fǒn",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "ฟ้าหลังฝน"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "her işte bir hayır vardır"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nemaje lyxa bez dobra",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "немає лиха без добра"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "trong cái rủi có cái may"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "mae ymyl arian i bob cwmwl du"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "daw eto haul ar fryn"
        },
        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
          "word": "ilé ọba tó jó, ẹwà ló bù sí"
        }
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  "word": "every cloud has a silver lining"
}
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      "word": "every silver lining has a cloud"
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      "word": "every dark cloud has a silver lining"
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      "word": "the darkest hour is just before the dawn"
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      "word": "every rose has its thorn"
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          "ref": "1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417",
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          "ref": "1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36",
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          "text": "Patrick O'Brien: No hard feelings? I've been falsely accused, had the crap kicked out of me, now I have no job.\nGene Hunt: Look on the bright side. Still got your health. So, you know, every cloud.",
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      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "رُبَّ ضارّةٍ نافِعةٌ"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻka čʻarikʻ aṙancʻ barikʻ",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "չկա չարիք առանց բարիք"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "d'un gran mal en surt un gran bé"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "陽光總在風雨後"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yángguāng zǒng zài fēngyǔ hòu",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "阳光总在风雨后"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "塞翁失馬,焉知非福"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "塞翁失马"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "焉知非福"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "over skyerne er himlen altid blå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "achter de wolken schijnt de zon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "na regen komt zonneschijn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "dat dan weer wel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "jokaisella pilvellä on hopeareunus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "ei niin pahaa, ettei jotakin hyvääkin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "après la pluie, le beau temps"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "un mal pour un bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "d’un grand mal sort un grand bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "d’un grand mal sourd un grand bien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "il n’y a de grand mal qu’un grand bien ne suive"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "oudén kakón amigés kaloú",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "minden rosszban van valami jó"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "badai pasti berlalu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "setelah hujan ada rintik air mata"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "らくあればくあり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "raku areba ku ari",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "楽あれば苦あり"
    },
    {
      "alt": "塞翁之馬",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sae'ongjima",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "새옹지마"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "nėra to blogo, kuris neišeitų į gerą"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "هاري تقکن سياڠ سهاج"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "هيلڠ کابوس تدوه هوجن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "ستياڤ يڠ بوروق اد باءيقڽ جوݢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "ستياڤ کبوروقن يڠ برلاکو مستي اد هکمه اتاو کباءيقن د سباليقڽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "hari takkan siang sahaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "hilang kabus teduh hujan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "setiap yang buruk ada baiknya juga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "setiap keburukan yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah atau kebaikan di sebaliknya"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "over skyene er himmelen alltid blå"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "etter regn kommer alltid solskinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "não há mal que não venha por bem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "după ploaie vine soare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "net xúda bez dobrá",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "нет ху́да без добра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "tha a' ghrian air cùlaibh gach sgothan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "у сваком злу, неко добро"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "u svakom zlu, neko dobro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "všetko zlé je na niečo dobré"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "no hay mal que por bien no venga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "el que no se consuela es porque no quiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "inget ont som inte har något gott med sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "fáa lǎng fǒn",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "ฟ้าหลังฝน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "her işte bir hayır vardır"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nemaje lyxa bez dobra",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "немає лиха без добра"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "trong cái rủi có cái may"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "mae ymyl arian i bob cwmwl du"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "daw eto haul ar fryn"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "in every bad situation there is an element of good",
      "word": "ilé ọba tó jó, ẹwà ló bù sí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "every cloud has a silver lining"
}

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