awuzun açsa, öpkeleri körüne
/awuzun atʃsa, øpkeleri køryne/
Literal translation
if he opens his mouth, his lungs are visible
Intended meaning
Said of a person who is extremely thin and weak from emaciation.
- Üç öksüz sabiyni ösdürgen Sakinatha tınç tüyüldü, kesi da aman bolğandı: awuzun açsa, öpkeleri körüne turadı.It is not easy for Sakinat, who is raising three orphaned children, and she herself has gone to pieces: she is worn down to skin and bones.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 68