福无双至，祸不单行 — “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs”
福无双至，祸不单行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs”. Misfortunes never come alone, or misfortunes never come singly but always in a train. Literally, “Blessings don't arrive in pairs, misfortunes don't come singly”.
福无双至，祸不单行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福无双至，祸不单行 Character Breakdown
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- fú福bù不tú徒lái来happiness does not come in vain
- fú福bù不yíng盈zì眦Fortune is meager and fleeting
- fú福bù不zhòng重zhì至，，huò祸bì必chóng重lái来Misfortunes never come singly
- fú福yǔ与tiān天qí齐Fortune as great as the heavens
- fú福yè业xiāng相qiān牵fortune and karma intertwined
- fú福wéi为huò祸xiān先Good fortune precedes misfortune
- fú福wéi为huò祸shǐ始fortune can be the root of misfortune
- fú福yǐ倚huò祸fú伏fortune and misfortune are intertwined
- fú福xī兮huò祸suǒ所fú伏，，huò祸xī兮fú福suǒ所yǐ倚fortune and misfortune are intertwined
- fú福shàn善huò祸yín淫Heaven blesses good and curses evil
- fú福guó国lì利mín民benefit the country and people
- fú福dì地dòng洞tiān天a scenic wonderland
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What does 福无双至，祸不单行 mean?
福无双至，祸不单行 (fú wú shuāng zhì ， huò bù dān xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs”.
How do you pronounce 福无双至，祸不单行?
福无双至，祸不单行 is pronounced fú wú shuāng zhì ， huò bù dān xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福无双至，祸不单行 literally mean?
Literally, 福无双至，祸不单行 means “Blessings don't arrive in pairs, misfortunes don't come singly”. It is used to mean “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福无双至，祸不单行?
指幸运事不会连续到来，祸事却会接踵而至。