4 characters Idiom and proverb 8 881

Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「否往泰來」. Learn its usage below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「否往泰來」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

It means bad luck is over and good luck is coming. Same as “Misfortune goes away and happiness comes.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

fǒu wǎng tài lái

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fau2 wong5 taai3 loi4

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.