禍福は糾える縄のごとし
禍福は糾える縄の如し、 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし、 禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
Reading
Kana:
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
Romaji:
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
Definition
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
Kanji
Readings: カ、 わざわい
Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
Reading: フク
Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
Readings: キュウ、 ただ.す
Meanings: twist, ask, investigate, verify
Readings: ジョウ、 なわ、 ただ.す
Meanings: straw rope, cord
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ごと.し
Meanings: likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal