Definition of 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)
ぼうねがはりかな
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
bouhodonegatteharihodokanau
expression
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you can't always get what you want, man plans and God laughs, things don't always turn out the way you hope(proverb)
Related Kanji
| 棒 | rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line |
| 願 | petition, request, vow, wish, hope |
| 針 | needle, pin, staple, stinger |
| 叶 | grant, answer |