面と向かって誉めるような人は、とかく陰で悪口を言うものだ。

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English Translation

Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.

Furigana

面(めん)と向(む)かって誉(ほ)めるような人(ひと)は、とかく陰(かげ)で悪口(わるぐち)を言(い)うものだ。

Romanji

Men to mukatte homeru yōna hito wa, tokaku kage de waruguchi o iu mono da.

Words

面 (めん)

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

褒める (ほめる)

to praise; to admire; to speak well

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

は (は)

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

兎角 (とかく)

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)

陰 (かげ)

shade; shadow; other side; back; background

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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