祸福同门 — “Fortune and misfortune are intrinsically linked”
祸福同门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intrinsically linked”. Often stemming from the same source or being consequences of one's own actions. Literally, “Misfortune and fortune share the same door”.
祸福同门 Pronunciation and Pinyin
祸福同门 Character Breakdown
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- 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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What does 祸福同门 mean?
祸福同门 (huò fú tóng mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intrinsically linked”.
How do you pronounce 祸福同门?
祸福同门 is pronounced huò fú tóng mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸福同门 literally mean?
Literally, 祸福同门 means “Misfortune and fortune share the same door”. It is used to mean “Fortune and misfortune are intrinsically linked”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸福同门?
指祸福皆人自取。