새옹지마

Korean

Alternative forms

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

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛo̞ŋd͡ʑima̠] ~ [sʰe̞o̞ŋd͡ʑima̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [새옹지마/세옹지마]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sae'ongjima
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sae'ongjima
McCune–Reischauer?saeongjima
Yale Romanization?say.ongcima

Noun

새옹지마 • (sae'ongjima) (hanja 塞翁之馬)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) human destiny being unpredictable
    Synonym: 전화위복(轉禍爲福)
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