jawda büyrekça jaşarğa

/dʒawda byjrektʃa dʒaʃarʁa/

Literal translation

to live like a kidney in fat

Intended meaning

To live in ease and plenty, wanting for nothing.
  • Safarları bolmağança qolaysız jaşağandıla. Alay jarlılıq ayıp tüyüldü. Jawda büyrekça Şaraw da ösmegendi.The Safars lived badly off, as though they had nothing. But poverty is no disgrace. Sharau too did not grow up like a kidney in fat.
  • Bizni aŋılawubuzğa köre, ata-anasını qanat tübünde açlıq-jalanŋaçlıq ne başha qıyınlıq sınamay, jaw içinde büyrek kibik ösgen jaŋız qız ne ariw, ne subay, ne tahlıq da nek bolmasın derigibiz keledi.As we see it, we are inclined to say: why should an only daughter who grew up under her parents' wing like a kidney in fat, knowing neither hunger and want nor any other hardship, not be beautiful, and slender, and thriving as well?

Variants

  • jaw içinde büyrek kibik jaşarğa

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