araları atlı bla jayaw kibikdi
/aralarɯ atlɯ bla dʒajaw kibikdi/
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
- araları atlı bla djayaw kibikdi
- araları kök bla djer kibikdi
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 47
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 37