塞翁が馬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
塞	翁	馬
さい Grade: S	おう Grade: S	うま Grade: 2
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Etymology

See 人(にん)間(げん)万(ばん)事(じ)塞(さい)翁(おう)が馬(うま) (ningenbanjisaiōgauma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠io̞ːɡa̠ɯ̟ma̠]

Proverb

塞(さい)翁(おう)が馬(うま) • (saiōgauma) 

1. life goes through ups and downs and is unpredictable