めったに乗らないヨットなんてただの金食い虫だ。

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めった 乗らない ヨット なんて ただ 金食い虫

English Translation

It's just throwing money away to have a yacht you rarely use.

Furigana

めったに()らないヨットなんてただの金食(きんぐ)(ちゅう)だ。

Romanji

Metta ni noranai yotto nante tada no kinguichū da.

Words

滅多 (めった)
thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash; seldom (with neg. verb); rare; ordinary; usual; common; excessive; immoderate; extreme
()
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
乗る (のる)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
ヨット (ヨット)
yacht (usually only used for a sailing boat with one mast)
なんて (なんて)
such as; (things) like; exclamation
(ただ、タダ)
ordinary; common; usual; free of charge; unaffected; as is; safe; only; merely; just; simply; but; however; nevertheless
()
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
金食い虫 (かねくいむし)
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる
Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper