- lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
- fig. a blessing in disguise
- it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
Characters
- 塞 (塞): Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
- 翁 (翁): surname Weng
- 失 (失): to lose; to miss; to fail
- 马 (馬): surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 塞翁失马
- MDBG: 塞翁失马
- Examples with 塞翁失马 on Tatoeba
Examples
塞翁失马