qızıl tini – qısha

/qɯzɯl tini – qɯsxa/

Literal translation

the red one's life is short

Meat does not last: a portion of it is eaten up faster than anything else on the table.

Qızıl tini – qısha dep, ol etçikge bir tuzçuq jalatığız ansı, tawusulub qalır, – dedi ataları."As they say, the red one's life is short — put a pinch of salt on that bit of meat, or it will all be gone," said their father.

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