塞翁失马

塞
塞
翁
翁
失
失
马
馬
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

Characters and words in 塞翁失马

塞
sa̅i = s + ai1
Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
塞
sa̅i = s + ai1
to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper
塞
sài = s + ai4
strategic pass / tactical border position
塞
sè = s + e4
to stop up / to stuff / to cope with
塞 = 基 + 宀 : Socrates (s) wanted to get rid of his graduation cap (宀) and threw it in the elevator's toilet (e4), but now it is clogged (塞). He'll have to dig up the foundation (基) to clear the pipes.
翁
we̅ng = w + (e)ng1
elderly man / father / father-in-law / neck feathers of a bird (old)
翁 = 公 + 羽 : Willy Walrus (w) is driving his old man (翁) in a bus (公) full of feathers (羽) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
失
shi̅ = sh + Ø1
to lose / to miss / to fail
失 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock (sh) locked himself out of the space station (Ø1)! He lost (失) his key (𠂉)! After he was floating in front of the space station for an eternity, a robot (大) came by with a lost+found box (失) which contained his lost key.
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
马
馬
mǎ = m + a3
horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
马 = ㇖ + ㇉ + 一 : A beautiful unicorn rides on top of Mahatma Gandhi in the ashram.

Words with 塞翁失马

塞
塞
翁
翁
失
失
马
馬
安
安
知
知
非
非
福
福
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 / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞
塞
翁
翁
失
失
马
馬
焉
焉
知
知
非
非
福
福
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

Sentences with 塞翁失马

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