Search Terms: *禍*
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noun
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disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
Other readings:
禍【わざわい】
、殃【わざわい】
noun
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root of an evil, source of a problem, source of trouble, cause of misfortune
expression
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twilight, time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
See also:逢う魔が時
expression, Godan-su verb
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to create a breeding ground for future problems, to turn a blind eye to future trouble, to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
noun
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fortune and misfortune, prosperity and adversity, good and evil, weal and woe
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】
expression
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words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it(proverb)
See also:口は災いの元
Other readings:
口は災いの門【くちはわざわいのもん】
、口は禍の門【くちはわざわいのかど】
、口は禍の門【くちはわざわいのもん】
expression
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words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it(proverb)
Other readings:
口は禍の元【くちはわざわいのもと】
noun
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Yellow Peril (argument), theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
See also:黄禍