正直者が馬鹿を見る。

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正直者が馬鹿を見る。

English Translation

Honesty doesn't pay.

Furigana

正直者(しょうじきしゃ)が馬鹿(ばか)を見(み)る。

Romanji

Shōjikisha ga baka o miru.

Words

正直者 (しょうじきもの)

honest person

が (が)

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

馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)

fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...