Meaning of 塞翁失马
塞翁失马 means a loss may turn out to be a gain; a blessing in disguise; an old man at the frontier lost his horse. Pronounced sài wēng shī mǎ.
- a loss may turn out to be a gain; a blessing in disguise; an old man at the frontier lost his horse
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
shī失
bài败
duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
yě也
xǔ许
shì是
sài塞
wēng翁
shī失
mǎ马
，
yān焉
zhī知
fēi非
fú福
？
This investment failure might be a blessing in disguise for him—who knows it is not a blessing?
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
shī失
qù去
le了
nà那
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
，
dàn但
hòu后
lái来
chuàng创
yè业
chéng成
gōng功
，
zhēn真
shì是
sài塞
wēng翁
shī失
mǎ马
。
Although he lost that job, he later succeeded in starting his own business—it was truly a blessing in disguise.
Sài塞
wēng翁
shī失
mǎ马
de的
gù故
shì事
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
men们
，
huài坏
shì事
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
néng能
biàn变
chéng成
hǎo好
shì事
。
The story of the old man who lost his horse tells us that bad things can sometimes turn into good things.
Relations
Measure Words
则/ zé
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