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禍福はあざなえる縄の如し

かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし

fortune and misfortune are intertwined

Pronunciation

かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし

Contains Kanji

禍
か
calamity
福
ふく
blessing
縄
じょう
straw rope
如
じょ
likeness

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Definitions

Expressions

1. Fortune and misfortune are intertwined; Fortune and misfortune come by turns; Good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); Good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours proverb.

OTHER FORMS

禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし 禍福は糾える縄のごとし 禍福は糾える縄の如し

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