ふく
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
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笑わらう門もんには福ふく来くる。
Fortune comes in by a merry gate.
災わざわい転てんじて福ふくとなる。
Good comes out of evil.
災わざわい転てんじて福ふくとなせ。
Make the best of a bad bargain.
災わざわいを転てんじて福ふくとしなさい。
Turn your misfortune to account.
彼かれは会社かいしゃをくびになったんだけど、わざわい転てんじて福ふくとなすで、見事みごと独立どくりつしたから偉えらいよ。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.