"一筋縄で行かぬ" meaning in Japanese

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "一筋縄で行かぬ",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "ひと"
        ],
        [
          "筋",
          "すじ"
        ],
        [
          "縄",
          "なわ"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitosujinawa de ikanu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proverb",
        "2": "ひとすじなわ で いかぬ"
      },
      "expansion": "一(ひと)筋(すじ)縄(なわ)で行(い)かぬ • (hitosujinawa de ikanu)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "hitosujinawa de wa ikanai",
          "word": "一筋縄では行かない"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 一筋縄では行かない (hitosujinawa de wa ikanai)"
      ],
      "id": "en-一筋縄で行かぬ-ja-proverb-wDoAEVwE",
      "links": [
        [
          "一筋縄では行かない",
          "一筋縄では行かない#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[çito̞sɨʑina̠β̞a̠ de̞ ika̠nɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一筋縄で行かぬ"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "一筋縄で行かぬ",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "一",
          "ひと"
        ],
        [
          "筋",
          "すじ"
        ],
        [
          "縄",
          "なわ"
        ],
        [
          "行",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitosujinawa de ikanu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proverb",
        "2": "ひとすじなわ で いかぬ"
      },
      "expansion": "一(ひと)筋(すじ)縄(なわ)で行(い)かぬ • (hitosujinawa de ikanu)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "hitosujinawa de wa ikanai",
          "word": "一筋縄では行かない"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese proverbs",
        "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 4 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent",
        "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 一筋縄では行かない (hitosujinawa de wa ikanai)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "一筋縄では行かない",
          "一筋縄では行かない#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[çito̞sɨʑina̠β̞a̠ de̞ ika̠nɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一筋縄で行かぬ"
}

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  "path": [
    "一筋縄で行かぬ"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "proverb",
  "title": "一筋縄で行かぬ",
  "trace": ""
}