一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
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1 lit. one object bests another object
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2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
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3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
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1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
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1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
傻人有傻福
shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú
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1 fortune favors fools (idiom)
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2 fool's luck
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
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1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
喜从天降
xǐ cóng tiān jiàng
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1 joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
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2 unlooked-for happy event
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
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1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
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2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
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1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
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2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
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1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú
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1 fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
威福自己
wēi fú zì jǐ
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1 to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)
庸人庸福
yōng rén yōng fú
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1 fools have good fortune (idiom)
从天而降
cóng tiān ér jiàng
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1 lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)
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2 fig. to appear unexpectedly
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3 to arise abruptly
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4 out of the blue
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5 to drop into one's lap
招降纳叛
zhāo xiáng nà pàn
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1 to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains
有福同享,有祸同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng
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1 To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
有福同享,有难同当
yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng
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1 To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
洪福齐天
hóng fú qí tiān
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1 flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
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1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
痴人痴福
chī rén chī fú
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1 a fool suffers foolish fortune (idiom)