汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 因祸得福
因祸得福 (因禍得福)
to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback / It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
Turn bad things into good things
祸害本是坏事,但由于某种原因,反而使人得福。
yīn () huò dé/děi/de
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

因祸得福,然后呢?

A blessing in disguise, then?

这算不算是因祸得福呢?

This can be regarded as a blessing in disguise?

被开除对我来说是因祸得福

Being cut loose was a blessing in disguise.

我虽然错过了公车,却因祸得福,那辆公车在半路上抛锚(轮胎没气),所有的乘客都被担搁了。

Missing my bus turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The bus got a flat tire on the highway and all the passengers were stuck.

也许被解雇对你来说是塞翁失马,因祸得福;也许失业正是你征服恐惧和全力以赴、破釜沉舟的良好时机。

Maybe being laid off was a blessing in disguise. Maybe, it is time for you to conquer your fears and go for broke.