Entry
禍福は糾える縄の如し
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
禍 福 糾 縄 如
Definition
Word
禍福は糾える縄のごとし 禍福は糾える縄の如し 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし 禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
Reading
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
Reference
Translation dut
geluk en ongeluk zijn als een vervlochten touw {lett.}
Translation eng
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
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Miscellaneous proverb
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