福为祸始 — “Fortune is the beginning of misfortune”
福为祸始 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune, if excessive or unchecked, can be the prelude to disaster; fortune is often the root of misfortune”. Literally, “Fortune is the beginning of misfortune”.
福为祸始 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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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What does 福为祸始 mean?
福为祸始 (fú wéi huò shǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good fortune, if excessive or unchecked, can be the prelude to disaster; fortune is often the root of misfortune”.
How do you pronounce 福为祸始?
福为祸始 is pronounced fú wéi huò shǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福为祸始 literally mean?
Literally, 福为祸始 means “Fortune is the beginning of misfortune”. It is used to mean “Good fortune, if excessive or unchecked, can be the prelude to disaster; fortune is often the root of misfortune”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福为祸始?
指福与祸没有定数，享福太甚就隐伏着祸端。亦作“福为祸先”。