雌豚の耳から絹の財布は作れない。

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雌豚の耳から絹の財布は作れない。

English Translation

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Furigana

雌(めす)豚(ぶた)の耳(みみ)から絹(きぬ)の財布(さいふ)は作(つく)れない。

Romanji

Mesu buta no mimi kara kinu no saifu wa tsukurenai.

Words

雌 (めす、メス)

female (animal)

豚 (ぶた、ブタ)

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); fat 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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

絹 (きぬ)

silk

財布 (さいふ)

purse; handbag; wallet

は (は)

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