塞翁失馬焉知非福 [ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄥ ㄕ ㄇㄚˇ ㄧㄢ ㄓ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄨˊ; sai4 weng1 shi1 ma3 yan1 zhi1 fei1 fu2] the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good ◄ ►