blessing in disguise
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Translations
1.2.2
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English
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Etymology
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From
blessing
+
in
+
disguise
.
Noun
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blessing
in
disguise
(
plural
blessings in disguise
)
(
idiomatic
)
A seeming
misfortune
that turns out to be for the best.
Translations
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A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best
Chinese:
Mandarin:
因禍得福
(zh)
,
因祸得福
(zh)
(
yīn huò dé fú
)
Korean:
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verify
)
새옹지마
(ko)
(
塞翁之馬
, sae-ong-ji-ma
)
See also
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silver lining
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