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行ゆきはよいよい帰かえりは怖こわい
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. going there is easy but coming back is hard
from the Edo-period children's song "Odoryanse"
Alt. forms
行いきはよいよい帰かえりは怖こわい
行いきは良よい良よい帰かえりは怖こわい
行いきはよいよい帰かえりはこわい
Kanji used
行
go
帰
return home
怖
scary
Used in: 12
Composed of
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
return; coming back
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful