禍福は糾える縄の如し。

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禍福 は 糾え る 縄 の 如し 。

English Translation

When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.

Furigana

禍福(かふく)は糾(あざな)える縄(なわ)の如(ごと)し。

Romanji

Kafuku wa azanae ru nawa no gotoshi.

Words

禍福 (かふく)

fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

糾う (あざなう)

to twist (something)

人 (にん、たり、り)

counter for people; person

縄 (なわ)

rope; cord; policeman's rope

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

如し (ごとし)

like; as if; the same as

Kanji

禍

Readings: カ、 わざわい

Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

福

Reading: フク

Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

糾

Readings: キュウ、 ただ.す

Meanings: twist, ask, investigate, verify

縄

Readings: ジョウ、 なわ、 ただ.す

Meanings: straw rope, cord

如

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ごと.し

Meanings: likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal