1 surname Du

1 (slang) wow!

2 also pr. [wā sēi]

1 Serbia

2 Serbian

3 abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]

1 traffic jam

1 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

2 fig. a blessing in disguise

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

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

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

1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)

2 fig. to both be of equal importance

3 to value both equally