おんどりよりもめんどりの方が大声で鳴く家は悲しい家だ。

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English Translation

It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.

Furigana

おんどりよりもめんどりの方(ほう)が大声(おおごえ)で鳴(な)く家(いえ)は悲(かな)しい家(いえ)だ。

Romanji

Ondori yori mo mendori no hō ga ōgoe de naku ie wa kanashii ie da.

Words

雄鳥 (おんどり)

cock; rooster; chanticleer

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

綿 (めん)

cotton

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

大声 (おおごえ、たいせい)

loud voice

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

鳴く (なく)

to sing (bird); to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

は (は)

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

悲しい (かなしい)

sad; sorrowful

だ (だ)

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