豚に真珠とはまさにこのことだ。
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English Translation
This is like casting pearls before swine.
Furigana
Romanji
Buta ni shinju to wa masani kono koto da.
Words
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
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
正に
(まさに)
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
此の
(この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative