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福善祸淫
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福善祸淫 — “Heaven blesses the virtuous and brings disaster upon the wicked”

福善祸淫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven blesses the virtuous and brings disaster upon the wicked”. Implying that good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished. Literally, “bless the good and curse the wicked”.

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福善祸淫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

福善祸淫 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
福
fú14good fortune, blessing, happiness
善
shàn12good kind skillful
祸
huò11disaster, calamity, misfortune
淫
yín11excessive, lewd, or corrupt

Example Sentence with 福善祸淫

老一辈人常说,福善祸淫,所以做人要厚道,多行善事。
The older generation often says that good deeds are rewarded with blessings and evil deeds incur misfortune, so one should be benevolent and do more good.

Idioms Related to 福善祸淫

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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Questions about 福善祸淫

What does 福善祸淫 mean?

福善祸淫 (fú shàn huò yín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Heaven blesses the virtuous and brings disaster upon the wicked”.

How do you pronounce 福善祸淫?

福善祸淫 is pronounced fú shàn huò yín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 福善祸淫 literally mean?

Literally, 福善祸淫 means “bless the good and curse the wicked”. It is used to mean “Heaven blesses the virtuous and brings disaster upon the wicked”.

What is the Chinese definition of 福善祸淫?

指行善的得福,作恶的受祸。

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