逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account

CHARACTERS

逢 féng
HSK 6
come upon, happen meet; flatter
凶 xiōng
HSK 6
culprit; murder; bad, sad
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize
吉 jí
HSK 6
lucky, propitious, good