eki quş uruşsa, jiyaçığa tük tüşer
/eki quʃ uruʃsa, dʒijatʃɯʁa tyk tyʃer/
Literal translation
if two eagles fight, a feather falls to the scavenger
Intended meaning
When two people become enemies and fight each other, someone else gains from their quarrel.
- Tipiski kirib aylanadı bılağa, – dedi Mariyam açıwu bla, qızına. – «Eki quş tüyüşse, marawçuğa tük tüşer», – dep aylanadıla."They are being set against each other," Mariyam said bitterly to her daughter. "They go around saying, 'If two eagles fight, a feather falls to the hunter.'"
Variants
- eki quş tüyüşse, jiyaçığa tük tüşer
- eki quş uruşsa, marawçuğa tük tüşer
- eki quş tüyüşse, marawçuğa tük tüşer
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 512