好事

こうじ【好事】

¶ → 好事魔多し

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I

こうじ【好事】

1 〔めでたいこと〕 a happy [an auspicious] event; something lucky.

●好事魔多し. Happy events are often accompanied by difficulties. | Unsullied joy is rare. | There's many a slip twixt (the) cup and (the) lip. 【諺】

2 〔よい行い〕 a good act.

●好事門を出でず. Good news [A good reputation] spreads slowly. | Good news goes on crutches.

II

こうず【好事】

〔変わったものを好むこと〕 a taste for the eccentric [bizarre, unusual]; 〔風流を好むこと〕 an appreciation of the elegant [refined, poetic].