塞翁失马

sài wēng shī mǎ

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Definitions

1. fig. a blessing in disguise
2. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

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Words Containing 塞翁失马

• 塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失马安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú: it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
• 塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失马焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú: it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Child Words of 塞翁失马

• 塞 塞 sāi: Serbia
• 塞 塞 sài: strategic pass
• 塞 塞 sè: to stop up
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 失 失 shī: to lose
• 翁 翁 wēng: elderly man