地獄への道は善意で敷かれている。

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地獄への道は善意で敷かれている。

English Translation

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Furigana

地獄(じごく)への道(みち)は善意(ぜんい)で敷(し)かれている。

Romanji

Jigoku e no michi wa zen'i de shikareteiru.

Words

地獄 (じごく)

hell

へ (へ)

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

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

は (は)

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

善意 (ぜんい)

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

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.

敷く (しく)

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)