Definition of 禍福は糾える縄のごとし (かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし)
かふくあざななわ
禍福は糾える縄のごとし
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
expression
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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 readings:
禍福は糾える縄の如し【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
、禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし【かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし】
、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】
Related Kanji
| 禍 | calamity, misfortune, evil, curse |
| 福 | blessing, fortune, luck, wealth |
| 糾 | twist, ask, investigate, verify |
| 縄 | straw rope, cord |
| 如 | likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal |