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祸福相依 — “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”

祸福相依 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”. Good and bad luck are interwoven. Literally, “Misfortune and fortune are mutually reliant”.

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祸福相依 Pronunciation and Pinyin

祸福相依 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
福
fú14good fortune, blessing, happiness
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
依
yī8rely on, according to

Example Sentence with 祸福相依

人生在世,祸福相依,不必为一时的挫折而过于沮丧。
In life, fortune and misfortune are intertwined, so there's no need to be overly disheartened by a temporary setback.

Idioms Related to 祸福相依

More idioms starting with 祸

  • huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
  • huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
  • huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
  • huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
  • huò祸yǔ与fú福lín邻Fortune and misfortune are neighbors
  • huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
  • huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
  • huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
  • huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
  • huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
  • huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
  • huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出,,huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food

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Questions about 祸福相依

What does 祸福相依 mean?

祸福相依 (huò fú xiāng yī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”.

How do you pronounce 祸福相依?

祸福相依 is pronounced huò fú xiāng yī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 祸福相依 literally mean?

Literally, 祸福相依 means “Misfortune and fortune are mutually reliant”. It is used to mean “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”.

What is the Chinese definition of 祸福相依?

比喻坏事可以引出好的结果,好事也可以引出坏的结果。

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