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“Malayalam Proverb:
ചട്ടിയും പാനയുമായാൽ തട്ടിയും മട്ടിയും കിടക്കും”
— English Translation:
When pots and pans share the same shelf, they will inevitably bump and clatter against each other. (Where people live in close proximity, occasional disagreements and friction are inevitable.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കയോളം കൊത്തിയാലെ ഉലക്കയൊളം കാതൽ കിട്ടൂ”
— English Translation:
Only by carving down a log as thick as a jackfruit can you get heartwood the thickness of a pestle. (Great labor and stripping away vast excess are necessary to extract the pure, solid essence.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചട്ടുവമറിയുമോ കറിയുടെ രസം”
— English Translation:
Does the ladle know the rich taste of the curry? (Being constantly immersed in wisdom or greatness without having the capacity to appreciate or comprehend it.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കയിട്ടും നാ കുരച്ചും കിടക്കുകെയുള്ളൂ”
— English Translation:
The jackfruit will drop when ripe, and the dog will simply lie there barking at it. (Natural inevitabilities will occur regardless of the futile noise made by helpless onlookers.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചണ്ടിയും കച്ചറയും”
— English Translation:
Useless weeds and trash. (Absolute rubbish; worthless clutter devoid of value.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കര തിന്നുമ്പോൾ നക്കി, നക്കി, താരം കൊടുക്കുമ്പോൾ മിക്കി, മിക്കി”
— English Translation:
Licking eagerly when eating the jaggery, but squirming and shrinking when handing over the coins. (Eager and quick to consume benefits, but petty, evasive, and reluctant when the time comes to pay the bill.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചണ്ഡാലൻ തീണ്ടിയ പിണ്ഡം പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a sacred ritual rice ball touched by an outcaste. (Something sacred or valuable that has been rendered totally unusable and polluted by improper touch.)

“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.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചതയം ചതഞ്ഞു കിടക്കും”
— English Translation:
Under the Chatayam asterism, the drizzle lies bruised and sluggish. (Gloomy, damp weather that drags on monotonously; or affairs that linger without energy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കര തൊട്ടു കൈ നക്കും”
— English Translation:
Dipping a finger into jaggery and licking the hand. (Skimming an illicit commission or taking a cut for oneself while managing valuable funds.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചതിവൻ തന്നെത്താൻ ചതിക്കും”
— English Translation:
The treacherous person ultimately betrays himself. (Deceit always rebounds; the architect of treason ends up caught in his own trap.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കരപ്പാടത്തിൽ കൈയിട്ടാൽ നക്കുമോ ഇല്ലയോ”
— English Translation:
If you plunge your hand into a field of jaggery, will you not lick your fingers? (Proximity to vast wealth naturally invites temptation and personal appropriation.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചത്ത കുതിരയ്ക്കെന്തിനു ലാടം തറയ്ക്കുന്നു”
— English Translation:
Why shoe a dead horse? (Wasting labor, resources, and remedies on what is already lost beyond revival; flogging a dead horse.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കരയിൽ പറ്റിയ ഈച്ച പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a fly trapped in molasses. (Hopelessly entangled in a sweet indulgence from which escape is impossible.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചത്ത പശുവിനു മുക്കുടം പാൽ”
— English Translation:
The dead cow supposedly gave three pots of milk. (Exaggerating the virtues and yield of someone or something only after they are gone.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചക്കരക്കുണ്ടോ അകവും പുറവും”
— English Translation:
Does a block of jaggery have an inside and an outside? (True goodness and sincerity are uniform throughout; devoid of deceit or two-faced pretense.)