泣いている子を怒鳴るな。火に油だから。

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泣いている子を怒鳴るな。火に油だから。

English Translation

Don't shout at the crying child. It only adds fuel to the fire.

Furigana

泣(な)いている子(こ)を怒鳴(どな)るな。火(ひ)に油(あぶら)だから。

Romanji

Naiteiru ko o donaru na. hi ni abura da kara.

Words

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

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.

怒鳴る (どなる)

to shout; to yell

な (な)

(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

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

油 (あぶら)

oil

だ (だ)

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

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