好事魔多し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4

Grade: 3

Grade: S
おお
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Calque from Literary Chinese 好事多魔 (MC xawX dzriH ta ma).

Proverb

(こう)()()(おお) • (kōji ma ōshi

  1. the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

Synonyms