災わざわいを転てんじて福ふくとなす

expression, godan verb (-su)

turn misfortune into fortune

Idiomatic expression emphasizing proactive effort to convert a bad situation into a good outcome.

See also: 災い転じて福となす (わざわいてんじてふくとなす)

• 彼かれは失しつ業ぎょうを機きに起き業ぎょうし、災わざわいを転てんじて福ふくとなした。

  He turned misfortune into fortune by starting a business after losing his job.