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天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福
tiānyǒubùcèfēngyún,rényǒudànxīhuòfú
1. 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 4 丶
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
测
cè
to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture
HSK 5 9 丶
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3 4 丶
云
yún
cloud; to say, to speak
HSK 4 4 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1 2 丶
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
旦
dàn
dawn; morning; day
HSK 5 5 丶
夕
xī
evening, night, dusk; slanted
HSK 5 3 丶
祸
huò
misfortune, disaster, calamity
HSK 6 11 丶
福
fú
happiness, good fortune, blessings
HSK 4 13 丶

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