隣人の鶏は自分の鶏にまさる。

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隣人の鶏は自分の鶏にまさる。

English Translation

My neighbors's hen is better than mine.

Furigana

隣人(りんじん)の鶏(にわとり)は自分(じぶん)の鶏(にわとり)にまさる。

Romanji

Rinjin no niwatori wa jibun no niwatori ni masaru.

Words

隣人 (りんじん)

neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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

鶏 (にわとり、とり、かけ、くたかけ)

(domestic) chicken; chicken (meat)

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate