彼に忠告したところで、馬の耳に念仏だよ。

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English Translation

Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.

Furigana

彼(かれ)に忠告(ちゅうこく)したところで、馬(うま)の耳(みみ)に念仏(ねんぶつ)だよ。

Romanji

Kare ni chūkokushita tokoro de, uma no mimi ni nenbutsu da yo.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

忠告 (ちゅうこく)

advice; warning

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

馬 (うま、いま、おま、ウマ)

horse; promoted bishop

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

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

念仏 (ねんぶつ)

Buddhist prayer; prayer to Amitabha

だ (だ)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!