禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

禍 huò misfortune, calamity, disaster
福 fú
HSK 4
happiness, good fortune, blessing
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
常 cháng
HSK 2
common, normal, frequent, regular