笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

English Translation

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

Furigana

笛(ふえ)吹(ふ)きに金(きん)を払(はら)う者(もの)が曲(きょく)を注文(ちゅうもん)する。

Romanji

Fue fuki ni kin o harau mono ga kyoku o chūmonsuru.

Words

笛 (ふえ、ちゃく)

flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet; whistle

吹く (ふく)

to blow (e.g. wind); to play a wind instrument; to emit; to spout; to whistle; to laugh; to burst into laughter; to smelt; to mint; to brag; to talk big

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

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

者 (もの、もん)

person

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

曲 (きょく)

tune; piece of music

注文 (ちゅうもん)

order; request