çabır qulaq aşawçu küçükça
/tʃabɯr qulaq aʃawtʃu kytʃyktʃa/
Literal translation
like a puppy that chews the ear-flaps of rawhide shoes
Intended meaning
Said of a troublesome person, especially a child, who is forever getting into things and doing harm to everyone around.
- Sen, çabır qulaq aşawçu küçük kibik, nek kesiŋi tıymaysa?You, like a puppy that chews the ear-flaps of rawhide shoes, why don't you hold yourself back?
- Gitçe Salimçik çabır qulaq aşawçu küçük kibik, alay tutadı kesin qayda da.Little Salimchik behaves like a puppy that chews the ear-flaps of rawhide shoes, wherever he happens to be.
Variants
- çabır qulaq aşawçu küçük kibik
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 489
- Малкъар тилни школ фразеология сёзлюгю (1994), PDF page 222