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塞coi3翁jung1失sat1馬maa5焉jin1知zi1非fei1福fuk1

simp塞翁失马焉知非福
coi3 jung1 sat1 maa5 jin1 zi1 fei1 fuk1sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

English

  1. the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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