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天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福
tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú
Traditional: 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
Character Breakdown
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
测
cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
HSK 5
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3
云
yún
cloud; to say, to speak
HSK 4
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
旦
dàn
dawn; morning; day
HSK 5
夕
xī
evening, night, dusk; slanted
HSK 5
祸
huò
misfortune, disaster, calamity
HSK 6
福
fú
happiness, good fortune, blessings
HSK 4
Additional Information
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