qara tülkü
/qara tylky/
Literal translation
black fox
Intended meaning
The finest example of its kind; a prized possession held to bring wealth and joy to a household.
- Men taphanma qara tülkü, bolmazça ne söz, ne külkü.I have found a black fox — one about which there can be neither gossip nor mockery.
Sources
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 302
- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеологиясы (2007), p. 146
- Къарачай тилни фразеология сёзлюгю (1992), p. 151