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棒ほど願って針ほど叶う

ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

you can't always get what you want

Pronunciation

ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう

Contains Kanji

棒
ぼう
rod
願
がん
petition
針
しん
needle
叶
きょう
grant

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1. You can't always get what you want; Man plans and God laughs; Things don't always turn out the way you hope proverb.

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