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あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁とはよくいったもんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

あいつ ばかり 誠意 ない 巧言令色 少なし よく いった もん

English Translation

They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.

Furigana

あいつは(くち)ばかりで、誠意(せいい)がないね。巧言令色(こうげんれいしょく)(すく)なし(じん)とはよくいったもんだ。

Romanji

Aitsu wa kuchi bakari de, seii ga nai ne. kōgenreishoku sukunashi jin to wa yoku itta mon da.

Words

彼奴 (あいつ、きゃつ、かやつ、あやつ)
he; she; that guy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くち)
mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
誠意 (せいい)
sincerity; good faith
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not
巧言令色 (こうげんれいしょく)
flattery; honeyed words
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(じん、にん)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity; human; kernel; nucleolus
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
(もの、もん)
person

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: セイ、 まこと
Meanings: sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: コウ、 たく.み、 たく.む、 うま.い
Meanings: adroit, skilled, ingenuity
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジン、 ニ、 ニン
Meanings: humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel