pud tuznu tawushunçu
/pud tuznu tawusxuntʃu/
Literal translation
until a pood of salt is used up
Intended meaning
Over the long stretch of living alongside someone that it takes to come to know their true character.
- Birewnü bilirge süyseŋ, birgesine pud tuznu tawus deydile.If you want to know someone, they say, use up a pood of salt together with them.
Variants
- pud tuznu tawushunçu jaşarğa
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 383