彼の立派な演説も豚に真珠に等しかった。

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彼の立派な演説も豚に真珠に等しかった。

English Translation

His great oration was like pearls before swine.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の立派(りっぱ)な演説(えんぜつ)も豚(ぶた)に真珠(しんじゅ)に等(ひと)しかった。

Romanji

Kare no rippana enzetsu mo buta ni shinju ni hitoshikatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

立派 (りっぱ)

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

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

豚 (ぶた、ブタ)

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); fat person

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

真珠 (しんじゅ)

pearl

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent