çaynı çaynab içgenley
/tʃajnɯ tʃajnab itʃɡenlej/
Idiom
Literal translation
as if drinking tea by chewing it
Intended meaning
Said mockingly of someone whose behavior shows bad manners and ignorance; used to point out that a person is going about something ineptly.
- Çaynı çaynab içgenley etme, marja.Don't go about it like someone chewing tea to drink it, please.
Sources
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- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary