전화위복

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 轉 (“to turn”) + 禍 (“misfortune”) + 爲 (“into”) + 福 (“fortune, blessing”). This idiom is able to be found in 《戰國策》 and 《史記》.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠ɥibo̞k̚] ~ [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠ybo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)화위복]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeonhwawibok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeonhwawibog
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏnhwawibok
    Yale Romanization?cēn.hwawipok

    Noun

    전화위복 • (jeonhwawibok) (hanja 轉禍爲福)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) evil turned into a blessing; blessing in disguise

    Synonyms

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