meni üçün çıpçıq da sıtılmasın
/meni ytʃyn tʃɯptʃɯq da sɯtɯlmasɯn/
Literal translation
let not even a sparrow be crushed for my sake
Intended meaning
Said by someone unwilling for anyone else to be harmed or put out on their account; expresses warm-hearted selflessness toward others.
- Bir qawumla, meni üçün çıpçıq da sıtılmasın dep, birsilege qayğırğanlay turadıla.Some people, saying "let not even a sparrow be crushed for my sake," are forever worrying about everyone else.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 356