塞翁失馬 — sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 — Chinese Dictionary

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塞

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馬

塞

翁

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馬

Definitions4 characters

sai⁴ weng¹ shi¹ ma³

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

塞

翁

失

馬

As word

1

sai⁴

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

2

weng¹

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

3

shi¹

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

4

ma³

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