blessing in disguise

English

Etymology

From blessing + in + disguise.

Pronunciation

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Noun

blessing in disguise (plural blessings in disguise)

(idiomatic) A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.

Translations

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)
Dutch: een verhulde zegen
French: un mal pour un bien (fr)

Italian: bene insperato m, non tutto il male viene per nuocere
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 새옹지마 (ko) (塞翁之馬, sae-ong-ji-ma)
Spanish: no hay mal que por bien no venga (es)

See also

silver lining

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