福不盈眦 — “Fortune or blessings are extremely meager and fleeting”
福不盈眦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune or blessings are extremely meager and fleeting”. Almost negligible. Literally, “Fortune cannot fill the corner of the eye”.
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福不盈眦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福不盈眦 Character Breakdown
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他虽然曾有过短暂的辉煌，但终究福不盈眦，晚年生活清贫。
Although he once had a brief period of glory, his blessings were ultimately insignificant and transient, and his later years were impoverished.
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- fú福bù不tú徒lái来happiness does not come in vain
- 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
- fú福rú如dōng东hǎi海May your happiness be as boundless as the East Sea
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Open the tool →Questions about 福不盈眦
What does 福不盈眦 mean?
福不盈眦 (fú bù yíng zì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune or blessings are extremely meager and fleeting”.
How do you pronounce 福不盈眦?
福不盈眦 is pronounced fú bù yíng zì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福不盈眦 literally mean?
Literally, 福不盈眦 means “Fortune cannot fill the corner of the eye”. It is used to mean “Fortune or blessings are extremely meager and fleeting”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福不盈眦?
指福禄富贵渺小而短暂。