塞翁失马 - sài wēng shī mǎ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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塞翁失马 (塞翁失馬)

sài wēng shī mǎ

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Idioms (2)

塞翁失马安知非福

sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good; also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福

塞翁失马焉知非福

sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú

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

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