その詩人が言っているように生兵法は大けがのもとだ。

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English Translation

As the poet says, a little learning is a dangerous thing.

Furigana

その詩人(しじん)が言(い)っているように生兵法(なまびょうほう)は大(だい)けがのもとだ。

Romanji

Sono shijin ga itteiru yōni namabyōhō wa dai kega no moto da.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

詩人 (しじん)

poet

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

生兵法 (なまびょうほう)

crude tactics; smattering of knowledge

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

怪我 (けが)

injury (to animate object); hurt

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

元 (もと)

origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative