金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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金 は 善い 召使 だ が 悪い 主人 だ 。

English Translation

Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

Furigana

金(きん)は善(よ)い召使(めしつかい)だが悪(わる)い主人(しゅじん)だ。

Romanji

Kin wa yoi meshitsukai da ga warui shujin da.

Words

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

は (は)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

召し使い (めしつかい)

servant; menial

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

主人 (しゅじん)

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host; hostess

Kanji

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

善

Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする

Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness

召

Readings: ショウ、 め.す

Meanings: seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)

使

Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い

Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

悪

Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person