天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 in English tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 , ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiomatic expression); sth unexpected may happen at any moment

Simplified Characters

天 有 不 测 风 云 ， 人 有 旦 夕 祸 福

Traditional Characters

天 有 不 測 風 雲 ， 人 有 旦 夕 禍 福

Pinyin

tian1 you3 bu4 ce4 feng1 yun2 , ren2 you3 dan4 xi1 huo4 fu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 有you3to have 不bu4(negative prefix) 测ce4to survey 风feng1wind 云yun2(classical) to say ， 人ren2man 有you3to have 旦dan4dawn 夕xi1dusk 祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] 福fu2surname Fu