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禍福は糾える縄の如し
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), proverb
    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

Readings

禍福は糾える縄の如し
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禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし
(31%)
禍福は糾える縄のごとし
(15%)
禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
(5%)
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
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