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金の貸借は友情の破綻。

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貸借 友情 破綻

English Translation

Lend your money and lose your friend.

Furigana

(きん)貸借(たいしゃく)友情(ゆうじょう)破綻(はたん)

Romanji

Kin no taishaku wa yūjō no hatan.

Words

(きん)
gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat
()
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
貸借 (たいしゃく)
loan; debit and credit; lending and borrowing
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
友情 (ゆうじょう)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
破綻 (はたん)
failure; bankruptcy

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: タイ、 か.す、 か.し-、 かし-
Meaning: lend
Readings: シャク、 か.りる
Meanings: borrow, rent
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: タン、 ほころ.びる
Meanings: be rent, ripped, unravel, run, begin to open, smile