ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
చావుకు పెట్టితే గాని, లంఖణాలకు తెగదు.",”
— ,English Translation:
He won’t fast unless told that his life is in danger.

“Telugu Proverb:
చావుకు మళ్లీ చావు వస్తుందా”
— English Translation:
Does death come more than once ?

“Telugu Proverb:
చావా చావడు, మంచమూ వదలడు.",”
— ,English Translation:
He would neither die not give up his bed.

“Telugu Proverb:
చావా చావనివ్వడు, బ్రతకా బ్రతకనివ్వడు.",”
— ,English Translation:
He will neither allow me to die nor to live.Perpetual worrying.

“Telugu Proverb:
చావటి ముందరి కొంప కదపా పుల్లలకు సరి”
— English Translation:
A thatched but opposite a Court-house, is used up for bonds.Bonds were formerly always written on Palmyra leaves, such as are used for thatching.

“Telugu Proverb:
చాలీ చాలనందుకు చాకింట గుడ్డలు శానా వున్నవి”
— English Translation:
If you have not quite clothes enough, there are plenty at the washennan’s.Alluding to the habit which obtains among the natives of India of hiring other people’s clothes from the washermen.

“Telugu Proverb:
చాప చిరిగితే చదరంత అయినా వుండకపోతున్నదా”
— English Translation:
Although the mat be torn, will there not be found in it as much as a school boy’s mat ?Cadaru is a very small square mat.Every thing can be brought to some account.Nothing so bad as not to be good for something.

“Telugu Proverb:
చాకలవాని భార్యకు మంగలవాడు విడాకు యిచ్చినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like the barber’s giving a written divorcement to the washerwoman’s wife.b

“Telugu Proverb:
చాకల అత్తా, మంగల మామ”
— English Translation:
A washerwoman of a mother-in-law, a barber of a father-in-law.A man abusing his wife’s parents.

“Telugu Proverb:
చా అంటే, తూ అనలేడు”
— English Translation:
When one says “cha” (and), he cannot answer “ tu” (but).

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— English Translation:
Saying she would die ( kill herself) she made a great break-fast and had a fine sleep.A trick to get a good meal, as she said it was to be her last.

“Telugu Proverb:
చలిపందిటి కుండలలో రాళ్లు వేశినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like throwing stones at the pots in a water-shed.

“Telugu Proverb:
చవక అయితే బాజారుకు వస్తున్నది”
— English Translation:
When cheap it comes to the bazar.

“Telugu Proverb:
చవక దూబరదిండికి కారణము”
— English Translation:
Cheapness causes extravagance.A good bargain is a pick purse.What is not needed is dear at a farthinng. (Latin)

“Telugu Proverb:
చల్లకు వచ్చి ముంత దాచుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Coming to beg buttermilk and hiding the cup.Pride with poverty.Pride and poverty are ill met yet often together.

“Telugu Proverb:
చన్నీళ్లయినా చల్లార్చుకొని తాగ వలెను”
— English Translation:
Even cold Water should be drunk slowly.There is a pun here on the word చల్లార్చుకొని which also means “having cooled.”Nothing should be done hastily.Good and quickly seldom meet.Haste trips up its own heels.