Word Meaning 宝の持ち腐れ
たからのもちぐされ
takara no mochigusare
宝の持ち腐れ is read as たからのもちぐされ (takara no mochigusare) and means pearls thrown before swine.
Meaning
English
- pearls thrown before swine
- unused possession
- useless possession
- waste of talent
Reading
Kana
たからのもちぐされ
Romaji
takara no mochigusare
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3そんなに運動神経がいいのにスポーツをやらないなんて、宝の持ち腐れだよ。
It would be a waste of talent not to play sports despite being so athletic.
パソコンの使い方も知らないのにあんな高い機種を買うなんて、宝の持ち腐れだ。
What a waste to buy such an expensive machine even though he doesn't even know how to use computers.
そのうち読もうと思って買い揃えた世界文学全集も、結局ほとんど読まないまま本棚に飾ってあり、宝の持ち腐れになっている。
In the end, the complete collection of world literature I had bought with the intention of reading someday became just a display on the bookcase, remaining mostly unread. What a waste.