絵に書いた餅は食べられない。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
Never confuse art with life.
Furigana
Romanji
E ni kaita mochi wa taberarenai.
Words
絵
(え)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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
書く
(かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
餅
(もち、もちい、かちん、あも)
sticky rice cake
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
食べる
(たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on