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大難不死,必有後福
daai6 naan6 bat1 sei2, bit1 jau5 hau6 fuk1
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good fortune awaits the survivor of a great disaster; luck is on the side of someone who experiences a near brush with death  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:大 daai6 - big難 naan4 naan6 - difficult; unpleasant; calamity; blame 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 死 sei2 - die; death; dead , - (not in database) 必 bit1 - surely, must 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 後 hau6 - behind; come after 福 fuk1 - fortune; luck; happiness |
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