ふこうちゅうのさいわい
不幸中の幸い
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
N3Expression
Expression, Noun
small mercy (from some misfortune)•silver lining of a dark cloud•consolation in sadness•blessing in disguise
Example Sentences
誰も死ななかったのは不幸中の幸いでした。
It is a consolation that no one was killed.
「腰は痛む？」「いや、別に」「そう、それは不幸中の幸いね」
"Does your back hurt?" "No, not really." "Oh, that's something then, isn't it?"
何はともあれ、大事にいたらなかったのは、不幸中の幸いであった。
At any rate, that it had ended without serious incident was a small mercy.