eşekge qoŋurow taqğança
/eʃekɡe qoŋurow taqʁantʃa/
Literal translation
as if a bell were hung on a donkey
Intended meaning
Said mockingly of overly showy clothing that does not suit the person wearing it.
- Nedi bu, eşekge qoŋurow taqğança?"What is this, like a bell hung on a donkey?"
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 526