aşhını bla amannı bilgen
/aʃxɯnɯ bla amannɯ bilɡen/
Collocation
Literal translation
who knows the good and the bad
Intended meaning
Sound in judgment and committed to what is right; able to tell right from wrong.
- Anam, sen meni ters aŋılağansa, ahşı bla amannı bilmegen sunma meni da!– Mother, you have misunderstood me; don't take me for someone who can't tell good from bad either!
Variants
- aşhını bla amannı ayırğan
- ahşını bla amannı bilgen (balkar)
- ahşını bla amannı ayırğan (balkar)
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 74