miyala tabaq kibik

/mijala tabaq kibik/

Literal translation

like a glass dish

Said in urging a girl to protect her good name, which is easily lost and can never be restored.

Sen endi sabiy tüyülse, namısıŋa saq bolurğa kerekse. Qıznı namısı miyala tabaq kibikdi. Sınsa – jalğanmaz, satıb da almazsa.You are not a child any more, you must guard your honour. A girl's honour is like a glass dish. Once it breaks, it cannot be mended, and you cannot buy another.

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