福不重至，祸必重来 — “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly”
福不重至，祸必重来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly”. Literally, “Blessings don't arrive repeatedly, but misfortunes will certainly come repeatedly”.
福不重至，祸必重来 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福不重至，祸必重来 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 福不重至，祸必重来
What does 福不重至，祸必重来 mean?
福不重至，祸必重来 (fú bù zhòng zhì ， huò bì chóng lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly”.
How do you pronounce 福不重至，祸必重来?
福不重至，祸必重来 is pronounced fú bù zhòng zhì ， huò bì chóng lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福不重至，祸必重来 literally mean?
Literally, 福不重至，祸必重来 means “Blessings don't arrive repeatedly, but misfortunes will certainly come repeatedly”. It is used to mean “Good fortune seldom comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福不重至，祸必重来?
福不会接连而来，祸灾却会接踵而至。