《新五代史·列传·晋臣传第十七》
大概立国始终名义不顺，而和夷狄共事，常常见到灾祸，见不到幸运。
盖夫本末不顺而与夷狄共事者，常见其祸，未见其福也。
Probably because the founding of the state had always been illegitimate, and as they often worked together with foreign barbarians, they often met with disaster and could not see any good fortune.
<s>[INST] Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 盖夫本末不顺而与夷狄共事者，常见其祸，未见其福也。 [/INST]
English interpretation: Probably because the founding of the state had always been illegitimate, and as they often worked together with foreign barbarians, they often met with disaster and could not see any good fortune., 
Structural analysis: 
 - **盖 (gài):** Conjunction, indicating a causal relationship. 
 - **夫 (fū):** Anaphoric pronoun, referring to the following clause. 
 - **本末不顺 (běnmò bùshùn):** Adjectival phrase, meaning "the beginning and end are not in order" or "the foundation is not solid." 
 - **而 (ér):** Conjunction, connecting two clauses. 
 - **与 (yǔ):** Verb, meaning "to work together with" or "to collaborate." 
 - **夷狄 (yídí):** Noun, referring to foreign barbarians or non-Chinese people. 
 - **共事 (gòngshì):** Verb, meaning "to work together" or "to collaborate." 
 - **者 (zhě):** Nominal suffix, indicating the subject of the clause. 
 - **常见其祸 (chángjiàn qíhuò):** Verb phrase, meaning "often see their disasters." 
 - **未见其福 (wèijiàn qífú):** Verb phrase, meaning "have not seen their good fortune." 
 - **也 (yě):** Sentence-final particle, indicating emphasis or affirmation.</s>
Break down the structure and provide an English interpretation of the presented Classical Chinese phrase: 盖夫本末不顺而与夷狄共事者，常见其祸，未见其福也。
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English interpretation: Probably because the founding of the state had always been illegitimate, and as they often worked together with foreign barbarians, they often met with disaster and could not see any good fortune., 
Structural analysis: 
 - **盖 (gài):** Conjunction, indicating a causal relationship. 
 - **夫 (fū):** Anaphoric pronoun, referring to the following clause. 
 - **本末不顺 (běnmò bùshùn):** Adjectival phrase, meaning "the beginning and end are not in order" or "the foundation is not solid." 
 - **而 (ér):** Conjunction, connecting two clauses. 
 - **与 (yǔ):** Verb, meaning "to work together with" or "to collaborate." 
 - **夷狄 (yídí):** Noun, referring to foreign barbarians or non-Chinese people. 
 - **共事 (gòngshì):** Verb, meaning "to work together" or "to collaborate." 
 - **者 (zhě):** Nominal suffix, indicating the subject of the clause. 
 - **常见其祸 (chángjiàn qíhuò):** Verb phrase, meaning "often see their disasters." 
 - **未见其福 (wèijiàn qífú):** Verb phrase, meaning "have not seen their good fortune." 
 - **也 (yě):** Sentence-final particle, indicating emphasis or affirmation.
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