blessing in disguise

English

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Noun

blessing in disguise (plural blessings in disguise)

1. A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best.

   Synonym: (literary) felix culpa

   Antonyms: poisoned chalice, monkey's paw

Translations

A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best

Bulgarian: всяко зло за добро (vsjako zlo za dobro, literally “every bad for good”) Chinese: Mandarin: 因禍得福 / 因祸得福 (zh) (yīn huò dé fú) Dutch: een verhulde zegen Finnish: onni onnettomuudessa French: un mal pour un bien (fr) German: im Nachhinein (betrachtet) ein Glück, letztlich ein Glück, ... ein Segen; Glück im Unglück (but the last may have quite a different sense, see the lemma) Indonesian: badai pasti berlalu (id) (literally “the storm must pass”), setelah hujan ada rintik air mata (id) (literally “after the rain there will be tears”) Italian: bene insperato m, non tutto il male viene per nuocere Korean: (please verify) 새옹지마(塞翁之馬) (ko) (sae'ongjima) Polish: szczęście w nieszczęściu (pl) n Portuguese: há males que só vêm para o bem Romanian: binecuvântare deghizată f Spanish: no hay mal que por bien no venga (es) Ukrainian: нема́ ли́ха без добра́ (nemá lýxa bez dobrá, literally “there is no evil without good”)

See also

• God works in mysterious ways
• necessary evil
• silver lining