quturğan suwğa balta alıb çaphanlay

/quturʁan suwʁa balta alɯb tʃapxanlaj/

Literal translation

as if running at a raging river with an axe

Intended meaning

Busying oneself with something that can bring no result at all.
  • Quturğan suwğa bolta alıb çaphandan ne fayda? ...ne türlü vlast da jaşaw eterge qoya ese...What good comes of running at a raging river with an axe? ...whatever kind of government it is, so long as it lets one live...

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