腹がへっては戦ができぬ。

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へって 戦が できぬ

English Translation

An army travels on its stomach.

Furigana

(はら)がへっては(そよ)ができぬ。

Romanji

Hara ga hette wa soyoga dekinu.

Words

(はら)
abdomen; belly; stomach; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; courage; nerve; willpower; generosity; magnanimity; feelings; emotions; wide middle part; bulging part; inside; interior; inner part; anti-node; counter for hard roe; counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
経る (へる)
to pass; to elapse; to go by; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through; to undergo
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
戦ぐ (そよぐ)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match