是福不是祸，是祸躲不过

是福不是祸，是祸躲不过

Literally means:

predestined fortune cannot be changed into misfortune, and predestined misfortune cannot be warded off

Actually means:

福 is good luck or blessing. 祸 is disaster or bad luck.

This phrase means that one does not have to see a good luck as a disaster and back away from it. Also one cannot ward off a calamity if it is doomed to happen to him. It implies that what will happen will happen. It often indicates that one can do nothing and has to face an unpleasant thing.

福，福气、福分或幸福。祸，灾祸、祸事或倒霉的事。

是福不是祸，是祸躲不过，如果福气该属于你，你不必把它当成祸事有意避开;如果祸事该归于你，你是逃不掉的。指该发生的事总归要发生，是无法回避的。多指即使没有办法，也得面对将要发生的不好的事情。