새옹지마

Korean

Alternative forms

• 새옹실마 (塞翁失馬, sae'ongsilma)
• 인간만사 새옹지마 (人間萬事 塞翁之馬, in'ganmansa sae'ongjima)

Etymology

See 塞翁失馬，焉知非福／塞翁失马，焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú), the Chinese chengyu source.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛo̞ŋd͡ʑima̠] ~ [sʰe̞o̞ŋd͡ʑima̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [새옹지마/세옹지마]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sae'ongjima
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sae'ongjima
McCune–Reischauer?	saeongjima
Yale Romanization?	say.ongcima

Noun

새옹지마 • (sae'ongjima) (hanja 塞翁之馬)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) human destiny being unpredictable

   Synonym: 전화위복(轉禍爲福)