"犬も歩けば棒に当たる" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

IPA: [inɯ̟ mo̞ a̠ɾɯ̟ke̞ba̠ bo̞ː ɲ̟i a̠ta̠ɾɯ̟] Forms: 犬も歩けば棒に当たる [canonical] (ruby: 犬(いぬ), 歩(ある), 棒(ぼう), 当(あ)), inu mo arukeba bō ni ataru [romanization]
Etymology: Phrase consisting of 犬 (“dog”) + も (“also”) + 歩けば (“if (it) were to walk, hypothetical form of the verb 歩(ある)く (aruku)”) + 棒 (“stick, rod, pole”) + に (“directional particle”) + 当たる (“to hit”), literally "even a dog could be hit by a stick if walking" Etymology templates: {{ja-r|歩く|あるく}} 歩(ある)く (aruku), {{com|ja|犬|も|歩けば|棒|に|当たる|t1=dog|t2=also|t3=if (it) were to walk, hypothetical form of the verb 歩(ある)く (<span class="mention-tr tr">aruku</span>)|t4=stick, rod, pole|t5=directional particle|t6=to hit}} 犬 (“dog”) + も (“also”) + 歩けば (“if (it) were to walk, hypothetical form of the verb 歩(ある)く (aruku)”) + 棒 (“stick, rod, pole”) + に (“directional particle”) + 当たる (“to hit”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|いぬ も あるけば ぼう に あたる}} 犬(いぬ)も歩(ある)けば棒(ぼう)に当(あ)たる • (inu mo arukeba bō ni ataru)
  1. there is a danger of tragedy in any attempt
    Sense id: en-犬も歩けば棒に当たる-ja-proverb-5jE9W5P6 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic) good luck may come unexpectedly Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-犬も歩けば棒に当たる-ja-proverb-cOidF-Uw Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese proverbs, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 26 74 Disambiguation of Japanese proverbs: 36 64 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 39 61 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
     
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