因禍得福
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Chinese[edit]
cause; reason; because | disaster | get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to |
good fortune; happiness; luck good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev.); surname | ||
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trad. (因禍得福) | 因 | 禍 | 得 | 福 | |
simp. (因祸得福) | 因 | 祸 | 得 | 福 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
因禍得福
- to benefit from one's own misfortune
References[edit]
- Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “禍/祸 (hŭa)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 159
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