祸兮福所倚

禍兮福所倚

Huò xī fú suǒ yǐ

quotation

Meanings

1 misfortune is what fortune leans upon
2 good luck rests on bad luck's shoulder
3 Laozi's dialectical maxim on the turning of fates

Characters

(classical particle)

Examples

祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏，凡事要辩证地看。

Huòxīfúsuǒyǐ, fúxīhuòsuǒfú, fánshì yào biàn zhèng de kàn.

Misfortune leans on fortune, fortune hides misfortune — one must view everything dialectically.

这次没升职，说不定是好事，祸兮福所倚嘛。

Zhècì méi shēngzhí, shuōbudìng shì hǎoshì, huòxīfúsuǒyǐ ma.

Not getting the promotion this time might be a blessing — misfortune is what fortune leans on.

Tips

Stroke Order

祸 huò

兮 xī

福 fú

所 suǒ

倚 yǐ