祸福无常 — “Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable and constantly changing”
祸福无常 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable and constantly changing”. There's no telling what tomorrow may bring. Literally, “Calamity and fortune are without constancy”.
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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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Open the tool →Questions about 祸福无常
What does 祸福无常 mean?
祸福无常 (huò fú wú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable and constantly changing”.
How do you pronounce 祸福无常?
祸福无常 is pronounced huò fú wú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸福无常 literally mean?
Literally, 祸福无常 means “Calamity and fortune are without constancy”. It is used to mean “Fortune and misfortune are unpredictable and constantly changing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸福无常?
指祸与福没有固定不变的常规。