お世辞を言うことはうそをつくことである。

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世辞 言う こと うそ つく こと ある

English Translation

Complimenting is lying.

Furigana

世辞(せじ)()うことはうそをつくことである。

Romanji

O seji o iu koto wa uso o tsuku koto de aru.

Words

(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
世辞 (せじ)
flattery; compliment
()
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.
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(うそ、ウソ)
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word