瓜のつるに茄子はならぬ。
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English Translation
You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
Furigana
Romanji
Uri no tsuru ni nasubi wanaranu.
Words
瓜
(うり、ウリ)
melon; gourd
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
弦
(つる)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
茄子
(なす、なすび、ナス、ナスビ)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ば
(ば)
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since