俚諺俗語 :: Lygan Siogguo
lygan, village proverbs
siogguo, colloquialism/common sayings
gaxnguo, proverbs
Bagciw hoehoef
Bagciw hoehoef, pu'ar khvoarzQx zhaekoef. Bagciw buxbu (bongboong),
pad'ar khvoarzQx liefnbu.
Eyes hazy, a bottle gourd looks like a vegetable sponge gourd. Eyes
dim, a guava looks like a wax apple.
Cidjit peng'afn
Cidjit peng'afn, cidjit hog.
One day of safety, one day of fortune.
Svaf Six Goeh
Zhef svaf six, goeh baai ix,
zap go lak, goeh tngf vii,
jih svaf six, goeh armmii.
Crescent moon on the third and fourth of the month.
Full moon on the fifteenth and sixteenth.
A gloomy night, on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth.
Thauar Hernghexng
Thauar hernghexng, boefar lefnglerng.
Enthusiastic at the beginning, cold at the end.
Iaukuie Say
Iaukuie Say, peh bagbaai, bQlaang chviar, kaf ti laai.
A glutton with grey eyebrows comes without invitation.
Thvikofng thviax gong laang
God is fond of simple people.
Hii Hoaan Hii
Hii hoaan hii, hee hoaan hee, zuykw hoaan zuykw, zhanlee hoaan zhanlee.
Fish is fish, shrimp are shrimp. Beetles are beetles, mudsnails are
mudsnails.
Mxbad ciah koex tibaq, ma bad khvoax koex ty kvialo.
Even if you've never eaten pork, you must've seen pigs walking.
Zap zhuix, kao khazhngf.
Ten mouths, nine bottoms.
Boexhiao Sayzuun
Boexhiao sayzuun, hiaam khef oafn.
Boexhiao siuzuie, hiaam khef eh.
Can't sail a boat, complains the river is bendy.
Can't swim, complains the river is straight.
Soeahaxn thaw bafnpuu, toaxhaxn thaw khanguu.
If a child steals bottle gourds when he was small, he'd probably steal
cows when he grows up.
Safm seg laang korng gvor seg oe.
Three kinds of people talk about five kinds of things.
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