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We found 1 word, 5 kanji, and 1 example matching '禍福は糾える縄の如し。'
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expression
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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calamity   
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gossip; dishonest   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フク    fortune, blessing   
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フク    fill   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
デン   た rice field   
キュウ    twist   
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connect; 'join the vine'   
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stick   
シ   いと thread   
ジョウ   なわ rope   
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キ   かめ turtle   
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electricity
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second   おつ    
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
corner
ジョ   ニョ    same   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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かふく
禍福
あざな
える
なわ
ごと
kotowaza
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good (literally: good luck and bad luck are intertwined like the strands of a rope).
 
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