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わざわいてんじてふくとなす

災い転じて福となす

表記・読み:災い転じて福と成す・禍転じて福となす・災い転じて福と為す・禍転じて福と為す・わざわいてんじてふくとなす

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    to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)五段動詞(す)idiomatic expression