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“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാകാൻ തുനിഞ്ഞാൽ സമുദ്രവും മുഴങ്കാൽ”
— English Translation:
When fully resolved to die, even the vast ocean seems only knee-deep. (A desperate soul who has conquered all fear of death regards no obstacle or peril as insurmountable.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാകാത്തതു എല്ലാം തിന്നാം”
— English Translation:
Anything that does not kill you can be eaten. (In times of extreme destitution or dire survival, one must accept whatever sustains life without being picky.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്തിയില്ലാത്തവൻ ഉന്തിനടക്കും ചരതമില്ലാത്തവൻ പരതിനടക്കും”
— English Translation:
He who lacks buttocks walks with an exaggerated swagger, and he who lacks purpose wanders around groping blindly. (People compensate for internal or physical shortcomings with clumsy, ostentatious behavior.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാകുന്നതിൽ നിരങ്ങുന്നതുകൊള്ളാം”
— English Translation:
Crawling along the ground is far better than dying. (A wretched, struggling existence is preferable to death; while there is life, there is hope.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്തുവിന്നില്ല ഗുരുത്വം, ചാമണ്ടിക്കുമില്ല ഗുരുത്വം”
— English Translation:
Chandu possesses no reverence, and Chamandi possesses no dignity either. (Neither party in a dispute has any moral standing or grace; six of one and half a dozen of the other.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാക്യാരുടെ ആസനംപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the traditional Chakyar actor's posture on stage. (Constantly shifting, restless, or having private matters exposed to full public scrutiny.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്ദനത്തോടടുത്ത അകിലു”
— English Translation:
Agarwood placed beside fragrant sandalwood. (A harmonious alliance where two noble qualities enhance and elevate each other.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാക്യാരെ ചന്തി, വണ്ണത്താന്റെ മാറ്റു”
— English Translation:
The actor's backside relying on the washerman's clean cloth. (Depending entirely on another person's goods to maintain basic outward dignity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്ദനംചാരിയാൽ മീന്നാറിമണക്കുമൊ”
— English Translation:
If you lean against sandalwood, will you smell of rotting fish? (Associating with pure, noble company naturally imparts dignity and goodness, never foulness.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാക്കില്ലാത്തനാൾ ആർപിറന്നു”
— English Translation:
Who was ever born on a day when death did not exist? (Mortality is universal and inevitable; everyone born is destined to pass away.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചപ്പച്ചിക്കു ചവറുനായരു”
— English Translation:
For trashy Chappachi, a rubbish Nair. (A matching pair of low-grade or mediocre personalities; suited to one another.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാട്ടത്തിൽപിഴച്ച കുരങ്ങിനെപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a monkey that missed its leap. (Humiliated, injured, and humbled by a clumsy blunder in the very skill one claimed to master.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചമ്പയുടെ ഇടയിൽ തൈവച്ചപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like planting a delicate sapling in the middle of dense Champa grass. (Suffocating a fragile talent or idea by surrounding it with aggressive, overwhelming competitors.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാൺവെട്ടിയാൽ മുളംനീളം”
— English Translation:
Cut off a span, and it grows back a cubit long. (A stubborn, hydra-headed nuisance that multiplies and worsens the more you try to suppress it.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചമ്പാൻവെച്ചിട്ടു ചാമ്പലിൽവാരിയിട്ടു”
— English Translation:
Cooked the finest red rice, and then dumped it straight into the hearth ashes. (Working diligently to achieve an excellent result, only to ruin it completely by reckless folly at the very end.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കര കൂട്ടിയാൽ തവിടും (കമ്പിളിയും) തിന്നാം (ചെല്ലും)”
— English Translation:
Mixed with jaggery, even rice bran (or coarse blanket) can be swallowed. (A sweet incentive, pleasant packaging, or smooth flattery can make even the most unpalatable thing acceptable.)