下手な職人は道具にけちをつける。

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下手な職人は道具にけちをつける。

English Translation

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

Furigana

下手(へた)な職人(しょくにん)は道具(どうぐ)にけちをつける。

Romanji

Hetana shokunin wa dōgu ni kechi o tsukeru.

Words

下手 (へた)

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

職人 (しょくにん)

worker; mechanic; artisan; craftsman

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

道具 (どうぐ)

tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; means

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

けち (けち)

stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; cheesparing; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard; shabby; cheap; mangy; poor; petty; narrow-minded; quibbling; mean-spirited; bad luck; ill omen; glitch

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

点ける (つける)

to turn on; to switch on; to light up