ne hapha, ne çapha jaramağan
/ne xapxa, ne tʃapxa dʒaramaʁan/
Literal translation
fit neither for biting nor for running
Intended meaning
Completely useless; a thing or person of no use for any purpose whatsoever.
- Oh, oh, itni qartı bla adamnı qartından nasıpsız bolmaz duniyada: ne hapha, ne çapha jaramağanladan bolub qalabız.Oh, oh, there is no one in the world unluckier than an old dog and an old man: we end up among those who are good for nothing at all.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 367