親の欲目かもしれないが、うちの子はよくできる。

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English Translation

Our child seems to be brilliant. Of course, we may be prejudiced.

Furigana

親(おや)の欲目(よくめ)かもしれないが、うちの子(こ)はよくできる。

Romanji

Oya no yokume kamo shirenai ga, uchi no ko wa yoku dekiru.

Words

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

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

欲目 (よくめ)

partiality; bias

かも (かも)

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

知れる (しれる)

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

が (が)

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

家 (うち、ち)

house; home (one's own); (one's) family; (one's) household

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

は (は)

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

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

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

親

Readings: シン、おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

欲

Readings: ヨク、ほっ.する、ほ.しい

Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving

目

Readings: モク、ボク、め、 -め、ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac