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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

醉翁之意不在酒

zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ

1 wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol
2 having an ulterior motive
3 to have other things in mind
4 with an ax to grind
5 accomplishing something besides what one set out to do

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì

1 lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party

Sample Sentences

为了防止疫情反弹，武汉建立了疫情防控长效机制。“解封”首日，在黄鹤楼脚下的西城壕社区，不停忙碌的社区书记翁文静说：“我们是‘无疫情社区’，但依然主张非必要不出门。”

wèile fángzhǐ yìqíng fǎntán ，Wǔhàn jiànlì le yìqíng fángkòng chángxiào jīzhì 。“jiěfēng ”shǒu rì ，zài Huánghèlóu jiǎoxià de xīchéngháo shèqū ，bùtíng mánglù de shèqū shūji wēngwénjìng shuō ：“wǒmen shì ‘wú yìqíng shèqū ’，dàn yīrán zhǔzhāng fēi bìyào bù chūmén 。”

In order to prevent the pandemic from rebounding, Wuhan has set up a long-term mechanism for preventing and controlling the pandemic. The first day of "unlockdown", in the Xichenghao Community under Huanghelou, the community secretary Wong Wen Jing who has been working non-stop said, "We are the 'zero virus community', but still please do not go out if not necessary. "

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负翁

fù wēng

Debtor.

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这些软文的有趣之处，在于不看到最后，你永远也不知道他的醉翁之意

zhèxiē ruǎnwén de yǒuqù zhī chǔ ，zàiyú bù kàndào zuìhòu ，nǐ yǒngyuǎn yě bù zhīdào tā de zuìwēng zhīyi

What's interesting about these soft ads is that you don’t see the conclusion. (There is a Chinese idiom, "You never know what the drunkard means."

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有名的醉翁亭就在琅玡山！有人说这部戏跟某部外国经典很像，是吗？

yǒumíng de zuìwēngtíng jiù zài lángyáshān ！yǒu rén shuō zhè bù xì gēn mǒu bù wàiguó jīngdiǎn hěn xiàng ，shìma ？

The famous Zuiweng Pavilion is on Mount Langya! Some people say this series is very similar to a foreign classic, right?

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首先从你的衣着上面来确定你是不是有这个购买能力。当然用这种办法来判断人也有误差。因为现在很多富翁是穿得很随便的。但是呢，这是一个衡量判断一个人是不是有这个购买力的一种方式。

shǒuxiān cóng nǐ de yīzhuó shàngmian lái quèdìng nǐ shìbushì yǒu zhè ge gòumǎi nénglì 。dāngrán yòng zhèzhǒng bànfǎ lái pànduàn rén yě yǒu wùchā 。yīnwèi xiànzài hěn duō fùwēng shì chuān de hěn suíbiàn de 。dànshì ne ，zhè shì yī gè héngliáng pànduàn yī gè rén shìbushì yǒu zhè ge gòumǎilì de yīzhǒng fāngshì 。

First, from your clothing you can determine whether or not you are a person with purchasing power. Of course, using this method to judge people can be inaccurate. Nowadays many of the wealthy dress very casually. However, this is one method for making an evaluation or judgment as to whether or not someone has purchasing power.

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他是世界上最年轻的那种十亿万富翁，而且是美金。太厉害了！

tā shì shìjiè shàng zuì niánqīng de nà zhǒng shí yì wàn fùwēng ，érqiě shì měijīn 。tài lìhai le ！

He's the world's youngest billionaire, and it's in American dollars. He's so awesome!

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大富翁？

Dàfùwēng ？

Monopoly?

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有什么养不起的，有钱富养，没钱就穷养。当初妈生你的时候也不是百万富翁啊。你外婆还生了九个呢。

yǒu shénme yǎngbuqǐ de ，yǒu qián fù yǎng ，méi qián jiù qióng yǎng 。dāngchū mā shēng nǐ de shíhou yě bùshì bǎiwànfùwēng ā 。nǐ wàipó hái shēng le jiǔ gè ne 。

And that makes it impossible to raise a kid? If you have lot's of money, raise him with lot's of money. If not, raise him with less. When I had you I wasn't a millionaire! You're grandma had nine herself.

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就算大家觉得席琳迪翁很俗，我还是很喜欢她。

jiùsuàn dàjiā juéde Xílín Díwēng hěn sú ，wǒ háishì hěn xǐhuan tā 。

Even if everyone thinks Celine Dion played out, I still really like her.

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我看这些都是心理作用。如果风水真那么灵，那大家还不都成了百万富翁、长生不老了？

wǒ kàn zhèxiē dōu shì xīnlǐzuòyòng 。rúguǒ fēngshuǐ zhēn nàme líng ，nà dàjiā hái bù dōu chéng le bǎiwànfùwēng 、chángshēngbùlǎo le ？

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