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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
2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
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

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

尘埃落定

chén āi luò dìng

1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
2 fig. to get sorted out
3 to be finalized

Sample Sentences

尼罗河也被称为世界第一长河。全长6670公里。流经坦桑尼亚、卢旺达、乌干达、埃塞俄比亚、苏丹和埃及等国，穿过世界上面积最大的撒哈拉沙漠，最后流入地中海。流域面积为335万平方公里，相当于非洲大陆面积的九分之一。

Níluóhé yě bèichēngwéi shìjiè dì yī chánghé 。quán cháng liùqiānliùbǎiqīshí gōngli 。liújīng Tǎnsāngníyà 、Lúwàngdá 、Wūgāndá 、āisài ébǐyà 、Sūdān hé āijí děng guó ，chuānguò shìjiè shàng miànjī zuìdà de Sāhālāshāmò ，zuìhòu liúrù Dìzhōnghǎi 。liúyùmiànjī wéi sānbǎisānshíwǔ wàn píngfāng gōngli ，xiāngdāngyú fēizhōu dàlù miànjī de jiǔfēnzhīyī 。

The Nile has also been called the world's longest river, at some 6670 kilometers in length. It flows through the countries of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, passing through the Sahara Desert - the largest by area in the world, and finally flowing into the Mediterranean Sea. Its watershed covers 3,350,000 square kilometers, equal to 1/9th of the surface of the African Continent.

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