祸福无门 — “Calamity and fortune are not predetermined”
祸福无门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calamity and fortune are not predetermined”. They are a result of one's own actions. Literally, “Calamity and blessing have no fixed gate”.
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人们常说祸福无门，唯人自招，所以我们应该时刻检点自己的行为，避免给自己带来不必要的麻烦。
People often say that calamity and fortune are not predetermined, but rather brought upon oneself, so we should always examine our actions to avoid unnecessary trouble.
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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 祸福无门
What does 祸福无门 mean?
祸福无门 (huò fú wú mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Calamity and fortune are not predetermined”.
How do you pronounce 祸福无门?
祸福无门 is pronounced huò fú wú mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸福无门 literally mean?
Literally, 祸福无门 means “Calamity and blessing have no fixed gate”. It is used to mean “Calamity and fortune are not predetermined”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸福无门?
无门：没有定数。指灾祸和幸福不是注定的，都是人们自己造成的。