içinden bişgen
/itʃinden biʃɡen/
This expression has 2 meanings.
Literal translation
cooked from the inside
Intended meaning
Sensible, knowledgeable and discerning; a person of sound judgement who speaks little.
- Azamat içinden bişgen adamdı, oyumu, aqılı tüzdü, köp söleşmeydi.Azamat is a man of inner maturity; his judgement and mind are sound, and he does not talk much.
Literal translation
cooked from the inside
Intended meaning
Shrewd in a bad way: keeping one's intentions to oneself and arranging things to one's own advantage.
- Hasım içinden bişgen baladı, ol kesin kişige aldatırıq tüyüldü.Hasym is a shrewd child; he will not let anyone deceive him.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 230
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 120