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Zach

貧しい人々を軽蔑するな。

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貧しい 人々 軽蔑する

English Translation

Don't look down on the poor.

Furigana

(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)軽蔑(けいべつ)するな。

Romanji

Mazushii hitobito o keibetsusuru na.

Words

貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
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.
軽蔑 (けいべつ)
scorn; disdain; contempt
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケイ、 かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる
Meanings: lightly, trifling, unimportant
Readings: ベツ、 ないがしろ、 なみ.する、 くらい、 さげす.む
Meanings: ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule