Huò xī fú suǒ yǐ; fú xī huò suǒ fú.

禍兮福所倚, 福兮禍所伏。

Lit Good fortune lies within bad fortune, [and] bad fortune hides within good fortune.

Fig People's luck changes; whether something is good luck or bad is not always clear.

Note [A citation from Lǎozǐ (Dào Dé Jīng), chap. 58, quoted in Mao Zedong's Máo Dùn Lùn (On Contradiction); see also fú zhōng fú huò above and huò zhōng yù fú and Sài wēng shī mǎ below.]

Topics Dào Dé Jīng FORTUNE Lǎozǐ LUCK Máo Dùn Lùn Mao Zedong MISFORTUNE On_Contradiction