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jmdict 2690550 Active (id: 1965047)
災い転じて福となす；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

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2690610 災いを転じて福となす【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】 1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

Conjugations

History:

3.	A 2017-12-04 10:13:06 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -21,0 +22 @@ +<misc>&id;</misc>
2.	A 2012-03-06 10:40:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Eijiro
	Comments:	There are two versions, one with and one without the を. They need to be split. Sorted on hits.
	Diff:	@@ -8,1 +8,7 @@ -<keb>禍を転じて福と為す</keb> +<keb>禍転じて福となす</keb> +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>災い転じて福と為す</keb> +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>禍転じて福と為す</keb> @@ -17,0 +23,1 @@ +<gloss>to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage</gloss>
1.	A* 2012-03-06 05:15:23 Paul Upchurch
	Refs:	http://cotowaza.com/contents/78.html http://kotowaza-allguide.com/wa/wazawaitenjitefuku.html

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