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“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:
చూడబోతే చుట్టాలు, రమ్మంటే కోపాలు”
— English Translation:
If you visit them they are relatives, if you invite them to visit you they are angry.21

“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:
చెంబూ కంచమూ పోతే, ముఖము మీద కొట్టినట్టు ముంతా మూకుడూ తెచ్చుకో లేనా”
— English Translation:
If I lose my brass pot and bell metal dish, can I not beat you by getting others made of earth ?A determined man will not be discouraged by difliculties.

“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:
చూడ వచ్చిన వారికి శుక్రవారమేమి”
— English Translation:
What is Friday to visitors ?If a married woman goes away from a house on Friday, the Hindus any that the goddess of fortune quits the house with her. The above is an excuse made by a casual visitor, who wished to get away.Lame excuses.

“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:
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.

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

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

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

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