biri bir jayaq birsi bir jayaq
/biri bir dʒajaq birsi bir dʒajaq/
Literal translation
one — one cheek, the other — one cheek
Intended meaning
Said of a person or thing that counts for far more than everything else of its kind, each of the two named things being reckoned as equal in worth.
- Üy ırıshım – bir jayaq, bu oğurlu iynekçigim – bir jayaq. Qılığı da – igi, sütü da – igi, – dedi."My household goods count for one side, and this blessed little cow for the other. Her temper is good, and her milk is good too," she said.
Variants
- birew bir janına birsi bir janına
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 136