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.