好事魔多し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
好	事	魔	多
こう Grade: 4	じ Grade: 3	ま Grade: S	おお Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon	on’yomi	kun’yomi

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 好事多魔 (MC hɑuX d͡ʒɨH tɑ muɑ).

Proverb

好(こう)事(じ)魔(ま)多(おお)し • (kōji ma ōshi)

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

Synonyms

好(こう)事(じ)多(た)魔(ま) (kōjitama)
月(つき)に叢(むら)雲(くも)花(はな)に風(かぜ) (tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze)

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