貧乏くじを引きたくない。

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貧乏くじ 引きたくない

English Translation

I don't want to be left holding the bag.

Furigana

貧乏(びんぼう)くじを()きたくない。

Romanji

Binbōkuji o hikitakunai.

Words

貧乏くじ (びんぼうくじ)
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
()
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.
引く (ひく)
to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ボウ、 とぼ.しい、 とも.しい
Meanings: destitution, scarce, limited
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to