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北叟失马 (北叟失馬)

běi sǒu shī mǎ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

北
=
？
+
匕
叟
=
⾅
+
丨
+
⼜
失
=
夫
+
？
马
=
？
+
一

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