bir künü jaz, bir künü qış
/bir kyny dʒaz, bir kyny qɯʃ/
Idiom
Literal translation
one day spring, one day winter
Intended meaning
Said of a person whose mood and manner swing quickly from one extreme to the other; unreliable and temperamental.
- Bizni tamata ışanır adam tüyüldü, bir künü – jaz, bir künü qışdı.Our elder is not a man you can rely on — one day he is spring, the next day winter.
Variants
- bir künü jay, bir künü qış
Sources
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- Bashieva and Zharashueva 1994 · School Phraseological Dictionary of the Balkar Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary