Fú wú chóng shòu rì; huò yǒu bìng lái shí.

福無重受日, 禍有並來時。

Lit Fortune does not have repeated days of receiving, [but with] misfortune there [can] be times [when it] comes in doubles.

Fig Good fortune does not repeat itself, but ill fortune can come repeatedly.

Note [Cf. fú wú shuāng zhì below.]

Topics FORTUNE MISFORTUNE