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“Malayalam Proverb:
ചീരമുരട്ടു കാരപൊടിക്കയില്ല; കാരമുരട്ടു ചീരപൊടിക്കയല്ല”
— English Translation:
Thorny carissa will not sprout from spinach roots, nor will tender spinach sprout from carissa roots. (Character reflects origin; goodness does not stem from corruption, nor does nobility yield malice.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാലിയർ തിരുമുൽക്കാഴ്ചവെച്ചപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like weavers presenting their ceremonial tribute before the sovereign. (Offering modest, customary work with predictable routine and formal humility.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചുട്ടകൈ കടിക്കും”
— English Translation:
The hand that provided warmth and aid gets bitten. (Cruel ingratitude; returning injury and spite to the very benefactor who nurtured and helped you.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചിങ്ങംഞാറ്റിൽ ചിനിങ്ങി, ചിനിങ്ങി”
— English Translation:
Sputtering and drizzling fitfully under the Chingam sun. (Hesitant, sluggish progress that drags on with frustrating, intermittent delays.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചുക്കുകൂടാത്ത കഷായമില്ല”
— English Translation:
There is no medicinal decoction made without dry ginger. (An indispensable person or ubiquitous element present in every single enterprise or gathering.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചിന്തയില്ലാത്തവനു ശീതമില്ല”
— English Translation:
He who has no worries feels no cold. (A carefree, unreflective mind is completely oblivious to discomfort, trouble, and looming hardship.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചുട്ടുതല്ലുമ്പോൾ കൊല്ലനുംകൊല്ലത്തിയും ഒന്നു”
— English Translation:
When hammering red-hot iron, the blacksmith and his wife are one. (In moments of intense labor, emergency, or trial, partners work in absolute unison and mutual support.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചിരച്ചുമിഞ്ചിയതു കുടുമ”
— English Translation:
What is left after shaving the scalp bare is only the topknot. (Stripping away everything until only the bare, irreducible minimum remains.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചുണ്ടങ്ങാ കാല്പണം, ചുമടുകൂലി മുക്കാൽപണം”
— English Translation:
The wild berries cost a quarter-penny, but the porterage fee costs three-quarters of a penny. (The incidental freight and maintenance costs vastly exceed the intrinsic value of the asset itself.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാകാത്തതു എല്ലാം തിന്നാം”
— English Translation:
Anything that does not kill you can be eaten. (In times of extreme destitution or dire survival, one must accept whatever sustains life without being picky.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്തിയില്ലാത്തവൻ ഉന്തിനടക്കും ചരതമില്ലാത്തവൻ പരതിനടക്കും”
— English Translation:
He who lacks buttocks walks with an exaggerated swagger, and he who lacks purpose wanders around groping blindly. (People compensate for internal or physical shortcomings with clumsy, ostentatious behavior.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാകുന്നതിൽ നിരങ്ങുന്നതുകൊള്ളാം”
— English Translation:
Crawling along the ground is far better than dying. (A wretched, struggling existence is preferable to death; while there is life, there is hope.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്തുവിന്നില്ല ഗുരുത്വം, ചാമണ്ടിക്കുമില്ല ഗുരുത്വം”
— English Translation:
Chandu possesses no reverence, and Chamandi possesses no dignity either. (Neither party in a dispute has any moral standing or grace; six of one and half a dozen of the other.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാക്യാരുടെ ആസനംപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the traditional Chakyar actor's posture on stage. (Constantly shifting, restless, or having private matters exposed to full public scrutiny.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചന്ദനത്തോടടുത്ത അകിലു”
— English Translation:
Agarwood placed beside fragrant sandalwood. (A harmonious alliance where two noble qualities enhance and elevate each other.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ചാക്യാരെ ചന്തി, വണ്ണത്താന്റെ മാറ്റു”
— English Translation:
The actor's backside relying on the washerman's clean cloth. (Depending entirely on another person's goods to maintain basic outward dignity.)