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好事魔多し
Hiragana
こうじまおおし
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
物事がうまく運んでいるときには、しばしば思わぬ災難や邪魔が入りやすいということ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よいことがうまくいきそうなときほど、わるいこともおきやすいといういましめ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
好事多磨 / 幸福之路多坎坷 / 越是好事越易遭挫折
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
好事常遇阻礙與波折 / 通往幸福的道路充滿挫折 / 越接近成功越容易出差錯
Korean Meaning
좋은 일에는 방해가 많다 / 잘될수록 탈이 많다 / 행복으로 가는 길엔 고난이 많다
Vietnamese Meaning
Việc tốt thường lắm trắc trở. / Lúc gặp may dễ phát sinh rắc rối. / Đường tới hạnh phúc đầy chông gai.
Tagalog Meaning
Kapag may magandang nangyayari, dumarami ang hadlang. / Ang landas sa ligaya ay puno ng balakid. / Ang mabuting kapalaran ay madalas sinusundan ng pagsubok.
Sense（1）
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks
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好事魔多し
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He started a new business, but as the proverb 'the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks' suggests, he is facing many difficulties.
He started a new business, but as the proverb 'the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks' suggests, he is facing many difficulties.
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彼は新しいビジネスを始めたが、好事魔多しということわざの通り、多くの困難に直面している。
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