qara emgek
/qara emɡek/
Collocation
Literal translation
black toil
Intended meaning
A great misfortune or severe affliction; a heavy, bitter ordeal.
- Tüz aytadı Azret, saw qallıq, busağatda sabiyni ösdürgen qara emgekdi.Azret speaks truly, bless him — raising a child these days is a grievous ordeal.
Variants
- qara palah
Sources
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- Akbaev 2007 · Phraseology of the Karachay-Balkar Language
- Tekeev 1992 · Phraseological Dictionary of the Karachay Language
- Zharashueva 2017 · Explanatory Phraseological Dictionary