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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「禍福倚伏」, detailed below.

Let’s learn about the idiom 「禍福倚伏」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.

A metaphor for the interdependence of bad things and good things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

huò fú yǐ fú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wo6 fuk1 yi2 fuk6

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.