bek anası jilyamaz
/bek anasɯ dʒiljamaz/
Literal translation
the careful one's mother will not weep
Intended meaning
Care and vigilance keep a person safe from misfortune, so the cautious person's family is spared grief.
- Alay, «Bek anası jilyamaz» dep söz bardı. Har tawuşha saq tıŋılarğa, har qareldige esleb qararğa kerek edi."Still, there is a saying: 'The careful one's mother will not weep.' One had to listen closely to every sound and look carefully at every shadow."
Variants
- bekden qıyın sınamaz
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 114