"好事魔多し" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 好事魔多し [canonical] (ruby: (こう), (), (), (おお)), kōji ma ōshi [romanization]
Etymology: Calque from Literary Chinese 好事多魔 (MC xawX dzriH ta ma). Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|lzh|-|sort=こうじまおおし}} Calque from Literary Chinese, {{ltc-l|好事多魔|id=1,2,1,1}} 好事多魔 (MC xawX dzriH ta ma) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|こうじ ま おおし}} 好(こう)事(じ)魔(ま)多(おお)し • (kōji ma ōshi)
  1. the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks Synonyms: 好事多魔 (kōjitama) (ruby: (こう), (), (), ()), 月に叢雲花に風 (tsuki ni murakumo hana ni kaze) (ruby: (つき), (むら), (くも), (はな), (かぜ))
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