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災い わざわい

  1. calamity; disaster; misfortune; trouble; woes

災いする わざわいする

  1. to be one's ruin; to bring about a bad outcome; to cause trouble; to do harm; to have negative consequences

災いを招く わざわいをまねく

  1. to bring calamity upon oneself; to court disaster; to invite disaster

災いを転じて福となす わざわいをてんじてふくとなす

  1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

災い転じて福となす わざわいてんじてふくとなす

  1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage

口は災いの元 くちはわざわいのもと

  1. the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it; the tongue is the root of calamities; words can lead to disaster

口は災いの門 くちはわざわいのかど

  1. the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it; the tongue is the root of calamities; words can lead to disaster
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