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天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú

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Definitions

  1. 1. fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

Child Words of 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福

人
rén

person; people

不
bù

no; not so

云
yún

(classical) to say

福
fú

good fortune

有
yǒu

to have; there is

祸
huò

disaster

旦
dàn

(literary) dawn; daybreak

夕
xī

Taiwan pr. [xì]

不测
bù cè

unexpected

天
tiān

day

风云
fēng yún

weather

风
fēng

wind

祸福
huò fú

disaster and happiness

测
cè

to survey