to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression)
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) / a blessing in disguise
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
北叟失马
běi sǒu shī mǎ
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
bàn