get good out of misfortune
get good out of misfortune
In Chinese, Pinyin is y ī nhu ò w é if ú, which means turning bad things into good ones. It comes from Sima Qian's biography of Su Qin in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
Good is good, good is good, where are you?
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: a blessing in disguise
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian's biography of Su Qin in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty said, "wise men act as a blessing in misfortune and turn failure into success."
Idiom explanation
Turn bad things into good things.
get good out of misfortune
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