福倚祸伏 — “Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing”
福倚祸伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing”. Blessings and misfortunes are intertwined and can transform into each other. Literally, “Fortune relies on misfortune, misfortune lies hidden”.
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福倚祸伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福倚祸伏 Character Breakdown
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这次的失败虽然让人沮丧，但从中吸取了宝贵经验，也算是福倚祸伏，为将来的成功打下了基础。
Although this setback was disheartening, the valuable lessons learned from it illustrate how misfortune can harbor good fortune, laying a foundation for future success.
Idioms Related to 福倚祸伏
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 福倚祸伏
What does 福倚祸伏 mean?
福倚祸伏 (fú yǐ huò fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing”.
How do you pronounce 福倚祸伏?
福倚祸伏 is pronounced fú yǐ huò fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福倚祸伏 literally mean?
Literally, 福倚祸伏 means “Fortune relies on misfortune, misfortune lies hidden”. It is used to mean “Misfortune may turn out to be a blessing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福倚祸伏?
指福祸互为因果，互相转化。