qonaqlı üy hawle bolur

/qonaqlɯ yj xawle bolur/

Literal translation

a house with guests will become derelict

Intended meaning

A household that everyone, worthy and unworthy alike, walks in and out of loses its good name and its prosperity.
  • «Qonaqlı üy hawle bolur» degen söz kesi allına aytılmağanın men közüm bla körgenme. Seni jawuŋu üyüne da aman adam kiriwçü bolsun, – dedi anası.I have seen with my own eyes that the saying "A house with guests will go to ruin" was not coined for nothing. May it be your enemy's house that bad people keep walking into, — said his mother.

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