sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞
sài
(bound form) strategic stronghold
翁
wēng
elderly man
失
shī
to lose
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
焉
yān
where
知
zhī
to know
非
fēi
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
福
fú
abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]