怪我の功名（けがのこうみょう）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: unexpected benefit from a mistake
Example sentences
- 失敗が怪我の功名で成功につながった。 — The failure turned out to be a happy accident that led to success.
- 怪我の功名で思わぬ発見をした。 — By a stroke of luck from a mistake, he made an unexpected discovery.
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