北叟失马
Traditional form:
北叟失馬
Pinyin (reading):
běisǒushīmǎ
Definitions:
- 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:
- 北 - north; northern; northward
- 叟 - old man; elder
- 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 马 - horse; surname
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