福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 — “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”
福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”. Good fortune may contain the seeds of disaster, and bad fortune may conceal a blessing. Literally, “Within fortune lurks misfortune; within misfortune rests fortune”.
福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| fú | 14 | good fortune, blessing, happiness | |
| xī | 4 | classical exclamatory particle | |
| huò | 11 | disaster, calamity, misfortune | |
| suǒ | 8 | place or that which | |
| fú | 6 | lie down or hide | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| huò | 11 | disaster, calamity, misfortune | |
| xī | 4 | classical exclamatory particle | |
| fú | 14 | good fortune, blessing, happiness | |
| suǒ | 8 | place or that which | |
| yǐ | 10 | lean against or rely on |
Example Sentence with 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚
Idioms Related to 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚
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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 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 mean?
福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 (fú xī huò suǒ fú ， huò xī fú suǒ yǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”.
How do you pronounce 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚?
福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 is pronounced fú xī huò suǒ fú ， huò xī fú suǒ yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 literally mean?
Literally, 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚 means “Within fortune lurks misfortune; within misfortune rests fortune”. It is used to mean “Fortune and misfortune are intertwined”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚?
指福祸互为因果，互相转化。