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塞翁失马

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sài wēng shī mǎ

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 塞翁失马

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
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
sāi

Serbia

塞
sài

strategic pass

塞
sè

to stop up

马
mǎ

horse

失
shī

to lose

翁
wēng

elderly man

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