日本から中国へトンネルを掘るなどということはお話にならない。

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English Translation

Building a tunnel from Japan to China is out of the question.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)から中国(ちゅうごく)へトンネルを掘(ほ)るなどということはお話(はなし)にならない。

Romanji

Nippon kara Chūgoku e tonneru o horu nado toiu koto wa ohanashi ni naranai.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

トンネル (トンネル)

tunnel; fielding error

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

掘る (ほる)

to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

お話 (おはなし)

story; tale

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...