北叟失马 bei3 sou3 shi1 ma3

lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)

Traditional: 北叟失馬

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up