huò fú wú chángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
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Original source entry:

禍福無常 祸福无常 [huo4 fu2 wu2 chang2] /disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable/

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