当人のいないところで悪口を言うべきでない。

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English Translation

You shouldn't speak ill of a man behind his back.

Furigana

当人(とうにん)のいないところで悪口(わるぐち)を言(い)うべきでない。

Romanji

Tōnin no inai tokoro de waruguchi o iu beki denai.

Words

当人 (とうにん)

the one concerned; the said person

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

悪口 (あっこう、わるくち、わるぐち)

abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth

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.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative