福生有基,祸生有胎 福生有基,禍生有胎 福生有基,禍生有胎

fortune has a foundation, misfortune has a womb

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning
Both good and bad outcomes have roots in earlier causes; nothing comes from nowhere.
Simplified
福生有基,祸生有胎
Traditional (Taiwan)
福生有基,禍生有胎
Pinyin
Fú shēng yǒu jī, huò shēng yǒu tāi
Bopomofo
ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧ,ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄞ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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