福过祸生 — “Extreme good fortune can lead to calamity”
福过祸生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extreme good fortune can lead to calamity”. Happiness, when taken to excess, turns into sorrow. Literally, “Good fortune in excess gives rise to calamity”.
福过祸生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- fú福yǔ与tiān天qí齐Fortune as great as the heavens
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- fú福shàn善huò祸yín淫Heaven blesses good and curses evil
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What does 福过祸生 mean?
福过祸生 (fú guò huò shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extreme good fortune can lead to calamity”.
How do you pronounce 福过祸生?
福过祸生 is pronounced fú guò huò shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福过祸生 literally mean?
Literally, 福过祸生 means “Good fortune in excess gives rise to calamity”. It is used to mean “Extreme good fortune can lead to calamity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福过祸生?
过：太甚。幸福到了极点就转化为灾祸。形容人乐极生悲