ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
చిల్లిపేరే తూటు”
— English Translation:
The name of a hole is a hole.Said of persons contradicting each other, though really driving at the same end.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిలుము వదిలితే, ఛిద్రం వదులుతుంది”
— English Translation:
When the “tin” goes, household broils disappear.Chilumu' is properly rust on other metals than iron; it is a slang term for money.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిలక ముక్కున దొండపండు వున్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like a Donda fruit in a parrot’s beak.The reverse of No. 574 q. v.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిలక తన ముద్దేగాని యెదటి ముద్దు కోరదు”
— English Translation:
A parrot likes to be petted itself, but not to see others petted.Applied to a selfish person.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిన్నమూ కావలె, చిదరా కావలె, మేలిమీ కావలె, మెడ తిరగవలె”
— English Translation:
The ornament must be one Chinnam or less in weight, of pure gold, and must go round the neck.A Chinnam is a weight equal to the ninth part of a pagoda (No. 614).Wishing to get a good thing and to pay little for it.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిన్నపామునయినా, పెద్ద కర్రతో కొట్ట వలెను”
— English Translation:
Though the snake be small, you must hit him with a big stick.

“Telugu Proverb:
చినపేరితాడు తెగితే, పెదపేరితాడు అప్పుడే తెగుతుంది”
— English Translation:
If China Péri’s marriage-cord be broken, Peda Péri's will be broken at the same time.The Tadu is the cord tied round a bride’s neck. To it is attached the gold Talibottu, answering to the wedding ring. When a woman becomes a widow the cord is broken.Said by one fellow wife to the other.Both in the same boat.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిన్నక్క చిలక, పెద్దక్క గిలక, చూస్తే చుక్క, రేగితే కుక్క”
— English Translation:
The younger sister is a parrot, the elder sister is a rattle; when you look at them they are like stars; when angry they are like dogs.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిత్తము శివునిమీద, భక్తి చెప్పులమీద",”
— ,"English Translation:
He has a mind to worship S'iva, but his thoughts are on his shoes (left outside the temple).

“Telugu Proverb:
చిత్త చిత్తగించి స్వాతి దయచేశి విశాఖ విశిరి కొట్టకుంటే, వీసానికి పుట్టెడు పండుతాను అన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
“ If Chitta is kind, if Svati shows favor, and if Visakha does not blow too much, I will produce a Putti [of corn] to a Visam [of land]” said [the field].Chitta and Swati are the 14th and 15th lunar mansions, in which rain is expected. Visఅkha is the 16th lunar mansion in which high winds are common.—Putti is a corn measure of 500lbs. Visam is the fraction 1/16 —here the 16th part of a Gunta, a land measure equal to 1/40 of an acre.Calm weather in June sets corn in tune.A shower in July, when the corn begin: to fill,Is worth a plough of oxen, and all belong: there till.Dry August and warm doth harvest no harm.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిచ్చాయ చిచ్చాయ అంటే, సందాయె సందాయె అన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
One cried out “Fire! Fire!” and another “ Now’s the time! Now's the time!”The cry of Dvarapudi robbers on a certain occasion when they had set fire to a village, which they had long been unable to plunder on account of the wariness of the inhabitants.

“Telugu Proverb:
చిక్కి శిగిలించేటంతకన్నా, వెళ్లి వెక్కిరించేది మేలు”
— English Translation:
It is better to go and mock another, than to whine when you are caught.

“Telugu Proverb:
చికిలింత ఐశ్వర్యం”
— English Translation:
Grass-like prosperity.(For Chikilinta see chigirinta in No. 872.)

“Telugu Proverb:
చింతా చిగిరింత యేపు”
— English Translation:
The growth of the tamarind and the burgrass.The tamarind grows slowly, the Chigirinta (Panicum Verticillatum) shoots up very rapidly and soon withers.Slow and sure.

“Telugu Proverb:
చింత చచ్చినా, చింత పులుపు చావదు”
— English Translation:
The tamarind may be dried, but it loses not its acidity.Retaining vigour of mind though weakened in body.

“Telugu Proverb:
చావు తప్పి కన్ను లొట్టపోయినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Escaping death, but losing an eye.