万一失敗したら両親はどう言うだろう。

万一失敗したら両親はどう言うだろう。

In the unlikely event that I failed, what would my parents say?

万一(まんいち)失敗(しっぱい)したら両親(りょうしん)はどう言(い)うだろう。

Man'ichi shippaishitara ryōshin wa dō iu darou.

万一 (まんいち、ばんいち、まんいつ、ばんいつ)

emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder

両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)

parents; both parents

は (は)

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

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

だ (だ)

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

Readings: マン、バン、よろず

Meanings: ten thousand, 10,000

Readings: イチ、イツ、ひと-、ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

Readings: シツ、うしな.う、う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

Readings: ハイ、やぶ.れる

Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal

Readings: リョウ、てる、ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

Readings: シン、おや、おや-、した.しい、した.しむ

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

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word