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“ കൊച്ചികണ്ടവനച്ചിവേണ്ട, കൊല്ലംകണ്ടവനില്ലംവേണ്ട, അമ്പലപ്പുഴവേലകണ്ടവനമ്മയുംവേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
He who has seen Kochi cares no more for a wife, he who has seen Kollam cares no more for his home, and he who has seen the Ambalappuzha festival forgets his own mother. (A celebrated saying illustrating how dazzling cities and magnificent spectacles can make one completely forget all domestic ties and responsibilities.)

“ പത്തും കീഴെമാറ്റു”
English Translation:
A purity grading falling below ten carats. (Inferior, low-grade quality; falling well short of standard integrity and excellence.)

“ ചെത്തി, ചെത്തി ചെങ്ങളം കണ്ടു”
English Translation:
Chipped and scraped continuously until the red bedrock was laid bare. (Persistent digging or over-scrutinizing down to the hard, unvarnished core of a matter.)