舶来品は何でも国産品より優れていると思っている人が少なくない。

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English Translation

Not a few people think that all foreign-made articles are superior to ones made in this country.

Furigana

舶来品(はくらいひん)は何(なに)でも国産品(こくさんひん)より優(すぐ)れていると思(おも)っている人(ひと)が少(すく)なくない。

Romanji

Hakuraihin wa nani demo kokusanhin yori sugureteiru to omotteiru hito ga sukunakunai.

Words

舶来品 (はくらいひん)

imported article; imported goods

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

国産品 (こくさんひん)

domestic goods

より (より)

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

優れる (すぐれる)

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom