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Blessing in disguise
塞翁失马
塞翁失马
塞翁失马
  Explanation: Serbian border advantageous place; Weng old man. Analogy moment despite the loss, but thus may benefit. Also means a bad thing under certain conditions can become a good thing.
  Usage: The main predicate; as object clause; for comfort language
  Source: "Huainanzi world training" near the Frontier of patients who have good horse off into the reason. Everyone hanging it. His father said, 'This Heju not chrome? 'Home a few months, the horses and go horse Hu. He of everyone. ... So the blessing of the havoc, disaster of the blessing of the non-polar, also unfathomable. "
  Examples: Department disabilities who wish to attempt, a pity, then ~, as not blessing ". ★ Qing Li Ruzhen" Flowers in the Mirror, "the seventh back
  Riddle: Riding Alone Guan
  Story: Blessing in disguise Warring States Period, an old man, Mingjiao Sai Weng. He kept many horses, horses in one day suddenly one lost. The neighbors to hear the matter came to comfort him not be too anxious, older, and more attention to the body. Comfort the old man saw someone, smiled and said: "lost a horse to be significant, perhaps even to bring good fortune." Neighbor heard the words of the old man, and my heart felt funny. Mathieu, and obviously a bad thing, but he thought it might be a good thing, it is clearly self-comforting. However, after a few days, lost horse not only automatically go home, but also brought back a horse. Neighbors heard his horse back, admire the old man to foresee, to congratulate the old man said: "The old vision or your horse is not only not lost, but also brought back a good horse, really lucky ah." Neighbor heard the old man Congratulations, counter to the way that are not happy, worried and said: "got a good horse for nothing, not necessarily what is good fortune, perhaps to stir up any trouble." neighbors thought he was merely posturing cunning old . Heart, obviously pleased, chose not to speak up. The old man had a son, like horseback riding. He found the horse brought back stare and colorful, big foot in length, scream loud and clear, Biao Han Horse, to see that this is a good horse. Every day he rode trip, hearts triumphantly. One day, he was happy to have gone too far, playing horse gallop, a reel, from the horse fell down and broke his leg. Neighbors heard, have to sympathy. The old man said: "Nothing, broken legs, but save their lives, perhaps it is a blessing." Neighbors thought he was babbling. They can not think, broken leg may have any luck. Soon, Hun invasion soldiers, young people were drafted into the army, because the old man's son broke his leg and can not go to the army. The young recruits have died, and only son of the old man saved his life.
No. 2
塞翁失马
  "Huainanzi. Human training, "" When a man of fortune turned with students, which changes the microscopic also. Stuck near the person, the good surgeon, spends Hu dead horse for no reason, everyone hang of. His father said, 'This is not Heju Chrome? 'home a few months, the horses will be horses and go, all to celebrate the. His father said,' This Heju not devastation or Down? 'house rich and fine horses, his son to ride, fall and break his thigh, everyone hanging The. His father said, 'This Heju not chrome?' home for one year, Hu NPC into the plug, who cited the string of Avirulent war, nearly stoppered, deceased 19, this independence to the so lame, father and son with Paul . so disastrous in blessing, curse it as a blessing, of not most, are also unpredictable. "because after a" blessing in disguise "as a metaphor fortune Xiang Yi, bad things into good things.
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sài wēng shī mǎ
  Frontier of a man lost a horse, others to comfort him, he said: "how do you know this is not the blessing it?" After some days, even the horse back with a good horse (found in "earth Huainanzi "). Analogy might therefore benefit from being damaged, under certain conditions, bad things can become a good thing
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No. 4
  "Book of human training": "Cardiff fortune of the turn with students, which changes the microscopic also. Stuck near the person, the good surgeon, horse spends Hu dead for no reason, everyone hang of. His father said: 'This Heju not Fuk Down?' home a few months, the horses will be horses and go, all to celebrate the. His father said: 'This Heju not devastation or Down?' house rich and fine horses, his son to ride, fall The break its thigh, everyone hang of. His father said: 'This Heju not Fuk Down?' home for one year, the NPC into the plug Hu, who quoted string Avirulent fighting near the Serbian people, the dead 19, This independence to lame, therefore, to his son with Paul. so disastrous in blessing, curse of the blessing, of not most, are also unpredictable. "Later, because of the" blessing in disguise "as a metaphor fortune Xiang Yi, a bad thing into a good thing. Has unfeigned "class that" quoted Song Weitai Volume 17 "East Tower Record Broken snake in disguise": "has been announced as the treasury, on the city easily dismiss, Lu public Cambodia do, they said: 'blessing in disguise, this less sad; Chu Continental snake, And there is blessing. '"Song Lu," Chang'an Road, "poem:" Judges Sub-deer is really a dream, blessing in disguise still as a whole. "Ming Wu Cheng," Dedicated county Bo Yang Wu Fan public, such as Beijing-change rank Chapter Words ":" Chu dead ape, in the matter plane and unfathomable; blessing in disguise, accounting Fukuzawa future. "Qing Zhao Yi," stated Om Sikou new engraved large set, see Yi, "poem:" blessing in disguise afraid of such pity, sir, odd being in the cut nationality. "
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No. 5
  Blessing in disguise (plug sài): "book of human training," said: an old man living in the frontier fortress of the family's horse ran barbarians over there, people feel pity for the elderly said that is not necessarily lost Ma Fu-ah! Sure enough a few months later, the horse along with a barbarian horse back. After the use of "blessing in disguise" as a metaphor loss is not necessarily a bad thing, it may become a good thing.
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  Excerpt from "Huainanzi world training", the title is the editor added. "Huainan", aka "Huainan Honglie." Huainan Wang Liu Han Dynasty (before 179 - before 122), eds.
  Derivative headword blessing in disguise, a blessing in disguise
  Pronunciation: sài wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú
  Interpretation: Despite the loss metaphor moment, but perhaps so they can get benefits. Also refers to bad under certain conditions can become a good thing. With the "blessing in disguise, I know how a blessing."
  Marcel Dion lost
  Pronunciation: shī mǎ sài wēng
  Definitions: metaphor blessing in disguise for people.
  Saiweng horse
  Pronunciation: sài wēng zhī mǎ
  Interpretation: the pros and cons of impermanence metaphor, fortune Xiang Yi.
  Sentence: a blessing in disguise, bad thing blessing. This time you did not test well, just learn from it, the next will be a success.
  Story:
  Blessing in disguise, a blessing in disguise
  Blessing in disguise, a blessing in disguise in English:
  sai weng shi ma yan zhi fei fu
  1. When the old man on the frontier lost his mare, who could have guessed it was a blessing in disguise?
  2. A loss may turn out to be a gain
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Note
塞翁失马 注释
  1, plug: frontier plains.
  2, Frontier: This refers to the frontier area.
  3, good surgeon: the number of people proficient in academic and easy. Intraoperative number, suggesting that a good and bad fortune personnel to learn technique. Common iron count the number of patients has God Meihuayishu, astrology and so on. Superstitious activities.
  4, Weng (weng loudly): carers.
  5, death: escape.
  6 (1) Hanging: Unfortunately expressed its comfort.
  6 (2) of: him.
  7, He Ju (ju four tones)): how will, which means that ask, why.
  8, ranking: Here is the result of meaning.
  9, (jiang tones): led, with.
  10, thigh (bi tones): thigh.
  11, Dingzhuang: young men.
  12, quoted strings fight: Pick up a bow and arrow to go to war. Quoted strings, pull bows. Strings, pull.
  13, nine: nine tenths, meaning that the vast majority of the majority.
  14, this: this person, this person.
  15, in order: because.
  16, lame: lame.
  17, Paul: preservation.
  18, folded his thigh (bi tones): broke his thigh.
  19, cited: pull.
  20, therefore: the reason, why.
  21, fall; fall.
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Meaning
塞翁失马 寓意
  Although sometimes suffer losses metaphor, but perhaps so they can get benefits. Also refers to bad under certain conditions can become a good thing. Heaven must also describe the way! Tell us when faced with difficulties, we should take an optimistic attitude to face. And in the face of success, but also a comprehensive look at things. To look at things hold dialectical attitude.
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Source
  "Huainanzi world training": "nearly stuffed the surgeon who has good horse for no reason everyone hanging death of his father into the room Hu said: 'This is not 何遽 blessing of peace?' Home for several months, which Hu horse and the horse will go. everyone HE's. ... so the plague blessing, the curse was a blessing, of the non-polar, unfathomable too. "
  Western Han Dynasty by the Huainan Wang Liu (before 179 - 121 years ago, the Han emperor Liu Bang Chang-Li Wang's son, grandson, namely the Han dynasty's uncle.) And Menke Lee Sang Su Fei, Wu was jointly edited.
  The book once put together in the late emperor, and ascended the throne at the beginning of the Han dynasty Yuan two years into the offer in court.
  Huainan Liu was the royal academic accomplishment in a more profound, he incurred the guests Alchemy of thousands of people who wrote books, "as" the article "Twenty-one," outside the book "very public, but also for" the articles "eight volumes, made immortal technique yellow and white, but also more than twenty thousand words" ("Han Chang-Li Wang Huainan Biography"). However, this involves a very wide range of cultural masterpiece, passed down only "the book" Twenty-one, which is what we now see "Huai."
  Liu determined to achieve a political initiative, actively making war equipment, gathering money once when the accident occurred in the world, where bribery Strength Han Dynasty. And day and night study of military maps, covert combat deployment. Huainan aristocracy gradually been brought to light the illegal event, be traced in the court, Liu finally launched the rebellion. But the rebellion was quickly put down the success of the Han Dynasty. Liu is determined to "outrageous, rebellion" crimes, committed suicide. Huainan country is waste.
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Example
  1 reclusive aspiring attempted, is a pity, then, "~, a blessing in disguise." (Qing Li Ruzhen "mirror" Seventh back)
  2. "Blessing in disguise, a blessing in disguise," we have to do in life.
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Usage
  As object, attribute, clause; language for comfort.
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Original
  There are good people of nearly stuffed surgeon, dead horse into the room for no reason Hu. Everyone hanging of his father, saying: "This is not Heju blessing of peace?" Home for several months, it will be Hu horse horse and go. He of everyone, his father said: "This Heju can plague almost?" Home rich good horse, his son a good ride, fall and break his thigh. Everyone hanging of his father, saying: The war "is not this 何遽 blessing of peace?" Home for a year, Hu NPC into the plug, Dingzhuang who cited chord. Nearly Cypriot people, dead nineteen. This alone with so lame, the father and son Paul.
  Second Edition:
  Frontier has a man, a horse without cause death into the HU. Everyone's hanging. Its Weng said: "? Would not this is a blessing" home for several months, the horse will be Hu horse and go. He of everyone, Weng said: "This would not be able to harm of peace?" Home rich good horse, his son a good ride, but falling off thigh. Everyone's hanging, Weng said: "? Would not this almost as a blessing," Habitat year, Hu NPC into Weng. Dingzhuang who cited chord fight, dead nineteen. This Weng's son, it is not the limp Zheng, be full. Therefore havoc blessing, the curse was a blessing, of non too.
  Third
  There are good people of nearly stuffed surgeon, dead horse into the room for no reason Hu. Everyone hanging of his father, saying: "This is not Heju blessing of peace?" Home for several months, it will be Hu horse horse and go. He of everyone, his father said: "This Heju can plague almost?" Home rich good horse, his son a good ride, fall and break his thigh. Everyone hanging of his father, saying: The war "is not this 何遽 blessing of peace?" Home for a year, Hu NPC into the plug, Dingzhuang who cited chord. Not so with lame Zheng, be full. Therefore havoc blessing, the curse was a blessing, of the non-polar, unfathomable also.
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Translation
  The first version
  People close to the frontier area, there is a proficient equestrian man, his horse ran away for no reason to barbarian territory. People came to comfort him, the old man said: "This is not how it is a blessing it?" After a few months, he led the barbarian horse horse back. People have come to congratulate him, the old man said: "This is how it can not be evil?" Home addition of a good horse, his son liked to ride, and once fell from his horse broke his thigh. People came to comfort him, the old man said: "This is not how it is a blessing it?" After a year, the barbarian invasion, young men are picking up a bow and arrow to go to war. People close to the frontier area, held, most of the men died. This man's son alone because lame reason, and his son are preserved life.
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Idioms
  Blessing in disguise idioms> blessing in disguise
  Warring States period, there is an old man, Ming Jiaosai Weng. He raised a lot of horses, the horses suddenly one day have a lost. Neighbors heard these things are not too anxious to comfort him, older, and more attention to the body. Sevon see someone comfort, smiled and said:. "Lost a little horse loss, chances will bring good fortune."
  Neighbors heard the words of the old man, and my heart felt funny. Mathieu, and obviously a bad thing, but he believes might be a good thing, apparently self-comforting it. But after a few days, lost a horse not only automatically go home, but also brought back a horse.
  Neighbors heard the horse himself back, admire the foreseeable blessing to blessing congratulations, said:. "Or your old visionary, not only did not lose a horse, but also brought back a good horse, very fortunate that way."
  Sevon heard neighbors congratulated the cheerful little counter to have no worries, said:. "Vain got a good horse, not necessarily what is good fortune, perhaps to stir up any trouble."
  The neighbors thought he was posturing purely elderly cunning. Obviously my heart happy, intentionally do not say it. There is a blessing only son, very much like riding. He found the horse brought back stare and colorful, large hoof length, scream loud, Biaohan Horse, to see that this is a good horse. Every day he riding trips, hearts triumphantly.
  One day, he was happy to have gone too far, the horse gallop, a stagger, fall down from a horse and broke his leg. Neighbors heard have come condolences.
  Sai Weng said: "Nothing, broke his leg, but to save their lives, and perhaps it is a blessing." Neighbors who think he was in gibberish. They can not think, broke his leg what will bring good fortune.
  Soon, soldiers Hun invasion, young people were drafted into the army, because the old man's son broke his leg, could not go to the army. Young people are killed in the army, the only son of the old man to preserve their lives.
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English Expression
  1. n.:  Misfortune may be an actual blessing.,  a blessing in disguise,  No great loss without some small gain.,  M-might be a blessing indisguise.
Thesaurus
North old man in disguise, a fault on the right side, After rain comes fair weather ., What one loses on the swings one gains on the roundabouts., Because of the calamity for the blessing
Antonym
Laugh before breakfast, you'll cry before supper., Taijishengfou, Thailand which has a very
Containing Phrases
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Misfortune may be an actual blessing. Yanzhi Good and bad fortuneMisfortune may be an actual blessing. M-might be a blessing indisguise.Misfortune may be an actual blessing. M-might be a blessing indisguise.
Misfortune may be an actual blessing.Misfortune may be an actual blessing. StopperMisfortune may be an actual blessing. Yanzhi Good and bad fortune