祸福无常 huò fú wú cháng

DEFINITIONS

  1. disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

CHARACTERS

祸 huò
HSK 6
misfortune, calamity, disaster
福 fú
HSK 4
happiness, good fortune, blessing
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
常 cháng
HSK 2
common, normal, frequent, regular