天有不测风云 (tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún) — (set phrase) an unexpected disaster; sudden misfortune
Definition
A chengyu meaning life holds sudden, unforeseeable disasters — 'storms may strike from a clear sky.' Often used to warn that the future is uncertain.
idiom
(set phrase) an unexpected disastersudden misfortune
Examples
- 天有不测风云，，。Zhēn shì tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún, tā zuó tiān hái hǎo hǎo de, jīn tiān jiù zhù yuàn le.It's really true that misfortune is unpredictable; he was fine yesterday and today he was hospitalized.
- 天有不测风云，。tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún, Shuí yě xiǎng bú dào yì chǎng dà yǔ huì bǎ qiáo chōng kuǎ.Disasters are unpredictable; nobody could have imagined that a heavy rain would wash away the bridge.
- ，天有不测风云。Wǒ men yào yǒu xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi, tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún.We need to be mentally prepared, because disasters are unpredictable.
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