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2796370
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<entry>
<ent_seq>2796370</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>禍福は糾える縄のごとし</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>禍福は糾える縄の如し</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>禍福はあざなえる縄の如し</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし</reb>
</r_ele>
<trans>
<trans_det>fortune and misfortune are intertwined</trans_det>
<trans_det>fortune and misfortune come by turns</trans_det>
<trans_det>good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope)</trans_det>
<trans_det>good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours</trans_det>
</trans>
</entry>