棒ほど願って針ほど叶う
ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
- you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope exp proverb
Kanji
棒
ボウ
rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line
願
ガン
ねが.う • -ねがい
petition; request; vow; wish; hope
針
シン
はり
needle; pin; staple; stinger
叶
キョウ
かな.える • かな.う
grant; answer