塞翁失马 sài wēng shī mǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

CHARACTERS

塞 sài
HSK 6
stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
翁 wēng old man; father, father-in-law
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187