Karachay

araları atlı bla jayaw kibikdi

/aralarɯ atlɯ bla dʒajaw kibikdi/

Idiom

Literal translation

the space between them is like a horseman and a man on foot

Intended meaning

Said of two people or things that differ enormously; they are nothing alike.
  • Astakku, arabız atlı bla jayaw kibik degença, Haji-osmanŋa büsürewsüz qaradı.Astakku looked at Hadji-Osman without respect, as if to say that the two of them were as far apart as a rider and a man on foot.

Variants

  • araları kök bla jer kibikdi
  • araları jer bla kök kibikdi

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