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Korean
Etymology
See 塞翁失馬，焉知非福／塞翁失马，焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú), the Chinese chengyu source.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sae'ongjima |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sae'ongjima |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | saeongjima |
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| Yale Romanization? | say.ongcima |
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Noun
새옹지마 • (sae'ongjima) (hanja 塞翁之馬)
- (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) human destiny being unpredictable
- Synonym: 전화위복(轉禍爲福)