eki janına kesgen qamalay

/eki dʒanɯna kesɡen qamalaj/

Literal translation

like a dagger that cuts on both sides

A double-dealing person who flatters people to their faces and carries tales about them behind their backs; a hypocrite.

Aslan qızı, eki janına kesgen qamalay, kimge da ariw aytırğa küreşib, atın közbawğa çığarğandı.Aslan's daughter, two-faced as a double-edged dagger, tried to speak sweetly to everyone and so made herself a name for insincerity.

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