oltursa – biyçe, tursa – er kişi

/oltursa – bijtʃe, tursa – er kiʃi/

Literal translation

if she sits, a lady; if she stands, a man

A woman who can do a woman's work and a man's work equally well; a thoroughly capable, resourceful woman.

Nayıphan harip, oltursa – biyçe, tursa er kişi boluwçu edi.Poor Nayıphan used to be one of those women: sitting, a lady; standing, a man.

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