"in weal and woe" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-in weal and woe.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: PIE word *wáy From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*wáy}} *wáy, {{PIE word|en|wáy}} PIE word *wáy, {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{m|en|weal|t=prosperity; welfare}} weal (“prosperity; welfare”), {{m|en|woe|t=great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble}} woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”), {{m|nl|wel en wee}} wel en wee, {{m|sv|väl och ve}} väl och ve Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in weal and woe, {{en-PP}} in weal and woe
  1. In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad. Related terms: through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, all-weather friend Translations (in both prosperity and adversity): v dobrém i zlém (Czech), v hojnosti i nedostatku (Czech), i medgang og modgang (Danish), in goede en in slechte tijden (Dutch), niin myötä- kuin vastoinkäymisissä (Finnish), pour le meilleur et pour le pire (French), и во сре́ќа и во бе́да (i vo sréḱa i vo béda) (Macedonian), na dobre i na złe (Polish), hoạ phúc (Vietnamese), họa phúc (Vietnamese)

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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
      "word": "v dobrém i zlém"
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
      "word": "in goede en in slechte tijden"
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "i vo sréḱa i vo béda",
      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
      "word": "na dobre i na złe"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
      "word": "hoạ phúc"
    },
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in both prosperity and adversity",
      "word": "họa phúc"
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