閉じた口の中に蝿はとび込まない。

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閉じた口の中に蝿はとび込まない。

English Translation

A fly does not fly into a shut mouth.

Furigana

閉(と)じた口(くち)の中(なか)に蝿(はえ)はとび込(こ)まない。

Romanji

Tojita kuchi no nakani hae wa tobikomanai.

Words

閉じる (とじる)

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

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

蝿 (はえ、ハエ)

fly (of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub

は (は)

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

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop