雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。

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English Translation

The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.

Furigana

雀(すずめ)の涙(なみだ)ほどの給料(きゅうりょう)では何(なに)の役(やく)にも立(た)たない。

Romanji

Suzume no namida hodo no kyūryō de wa nani no yaku ni mo tatanai.

Words

雀 (すずめ、スズメ)

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable 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

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

給料 (きゅうりょう)

salary; wages

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.

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

役 (やく)

use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)