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天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福

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fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

Character decomposition:

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Pīnyīn
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standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
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Cangjie
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *天* | 天* | *天
4画
sky, heaven; god, celestial
1043.0
MK
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *有* | 有* | *有
6画
have, own, possess; exist
4022.7
KB
component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *不* | 不* | *不
4画
no, not; un-; negative prefix
1090.0
MF
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *測* | 測* | *測
12画
measure, estimate, conjecture
3210.0
EBCN
component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *風* | 風* | *風
9画
wind; air; manners, atmosphere
7721.0
HNHLI
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *雲* | 雲* | *雲
12画
clouds; Yunnan province
1073.1
MBMMI

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 *人* | 人* | *人
2画
man; people; mankind; someone else
8000.0
O
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *有* | 有* | *有
6画
have, own, possess; exist
4022.7
KB
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *旦* | 旦* | *旦
5画
dawn; morning; day
6010.0
AM
component searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *夕* | 夕* | *夕
3画
evening, night, dusk; slanted
2720.0
NI
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *禍* | 禍* | *禍
12画
misfortune, calamity, disaster
3722.7
IFBBR
splitcomponent searchdrawdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *福* | 福* | *福
13画
happiness, good fortune, blessing
3126.6
IFMRW

Word decomposition:

TraditionalEnglish Definition
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
 
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
  
  
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  *不* | 不* | *不
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
  
unexpected / measureless / unexpected circumstance / contingency / mishap
   
   
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  *測* | 測* | *測
to survey / to measure / to conjecture
    
    fēng
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  *風* | 風* | *風
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝
    
    fēngyún
weather / unstable situation
     
     Yún
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  *雲* | 雲* | *雲
surname Yun / abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省
     
     yún
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  *雲* | 雲* | *雲
cloud / CL:
       
       rén
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  *人* | 人* | *人
person; people / CL: 個|个,
        
        yǒu
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  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
         
         dàn
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  *旦* | 旦* | *旦
(literary) dawn; daybreak / dan, female role in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
          
          
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  *夕* | 夕* | *夕
dusk / evening / Taiwan pr. [xi4]
           
           huò
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  *禍* | 禍* | *禍
disaster / misfortune / calamity
           
           huò
disaster and happiness
            
            
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  *福* | 福* | *福
surname Fu / abbr. for Fujian province 福建省
            
            
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  *福* | 福* | *福
good fortune / happiness / luck