福为祸先 — “Good fortune can be a precursor to misfortune”
福为祸先 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune can be a precursor to misfortune”. Excessive blessings often hide impending dangers. Literally, “Blessing is the prelude to disaster”.
福为祸先 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 福
- 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 福为祸先
What does 福为祸先 mean?
福为祸先 (fú wéi huò xiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune can be a precursor to misfortune”.
How do you pronounce 福为祸先?
福为祸先 is pronounced fú wéi huò xiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福为祸先 literally mean?
Literally, 福为祸先 means “Blessing is the prelude to disaster”. It is used to mean “Good fortune can be a precursor to misfortune”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福为祸先?
指福与祸没有定数，享福太甚就隐伏着祸端。同“福为祸始”。