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“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെല്ലാത്ത പൊന്നിനു വട്ടം ഇല്ല”
— English Translation:
Counterfeit gold has no exchange value. (What lacks intrinsic worth, integrity, or general acceptance cannot be relied upon as valid currency in life.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
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.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെവിക്കു പിടിച്ചാൽ തലവരും”
— English Translation:
Seize the ear, and the entire head will follow. (Control the vital pressure point or core lever, and the whole person or system must comply.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെന്നറി, വന്നറി, കണ്ടറി, കേട്ടറി”
— English Translation:
Know by going, know by arriving, know by seeing, and know by hearing. (True wisdom is acquired through comprehensive, direct, and lived experience.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെല്ലം പെരുത്താൽ ചിതലരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
If treasure boxes multiply excessively, termites will devour them. (Hoarding wealth beyond manageable bounds invites neglect, pestilence, and rot.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെപ്പിടിക്കാരൻ അമ്പലംവിഴുങ്ങുമ്പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a street juggler swallowing an entire temple. (An astonishing, brazen act of deceit or an audacious sleight of hand.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചേട്ടെക്കു പിണക്കവും അട്ടക്കു കലക്കവും നല്ലിഷ്ടം”
— English Translation:
Misfortune delights in domestic discord, just as a leech thrives in stirred, muddy water. (Poverty and predatory parasites flourish best in environments of chaos, strife, and turmoil.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെമ്പിൽ അമ്പഴങ്ങാപുഴുങ്ങിതിന്നിട്ടും ജീവിക്കണം”
— English Translation:
One must survive even if it means subsisting on sour hog-plums boiled in a copper pot. (One must bear the harshest privations and bitterest austerity to endure through life.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചേതം വന്നാലും ചിതംവേണം”
— English Translation:
Even if material loss strikes, let personal decorum and honor be maintained. (Financial setbacks may be unavoidable, but dignity, integrity, and good conduct must never be sacrificed.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെമ്പു് പുറത്തായിപ്പോയി”
— English Translation:
The base copper underneath has been exposed. (The gilt has worn off; hidden fraud, inferiority, or true colors have been revealed to the world.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചെമ്പെന്നുംചൊല്ലി ഇരുമ്പിനു കാലു (ചോര) കളഞ്ഞു”
— English Translation:
Calling it copper, one ran one's legs off (or bled dry) for mere iron. (Wasting immense labor, sacrifice, or wealth pursuing something believed to be precious that turned out to be worthless dross.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചിരിക്കാതെ മുണ്ടുമടക്കണം, മരിക്കാതെ കഞ്ഞിയുംകുടിക്കണം”
— English Translation:
Fold your cloth without smirking, and drink your gruel without dying. (Carry out essential duties with quiet decorum and sober discipline, avoiding both frivolous vanity and premature despair.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചുമലിൽ ഇരുന്നു ചെവി തിന്നരുതു”
— English Translation:
Do not sit perched on someone's shoulders and gnaw at their ears. (Never abuse, insult, or exploit the patron who is actively carrying and supporting you.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചിറ്റമ്മമക്കളും ചെറ്റയിൽപല്ലിയും തേനിൽകുഴച്ചാലും കച്ചെ ഇരിക്കു”
— English Translation:
Step-siblings and thatch lizards remain bitter even if soaked in honey. (Deep-seated, natural malice and friction cannot be sweetened by outward indulgences or forced affection.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചീങ്കണ്ണനു കോങ്കണ്ണി”
— English Translation:
For a bleary-eyed man, a squint-eyed bride. (A match made in heaven; two flawed individuals who suit each other's shortcomings.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചമ്പ = പീറ്റത്തെങ്ങു”
— English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: Clarifies that "Champa" refers to a stunted, barren, or blighted coconut palm.]