tüznü ötmegi tüzde jatadı
/tyzny øtmeɡi tyzde dʒatadɯ/
Literal translation
the honest one's bread lies out in the open
Intended meaning
An honest person's integrity is never forgotten.
- Alay, tüznü ötmegi tüzde jatadı, anı [Başiyni] qanı tögülgen jer bügün da unutulmağandı. Ol jerge busağatda Başiy sızğa deydile.Still, an honest man's integrity is never forgotten: the place where his [Bashiy's] blood was spilled is not forgotten even today. That place is now called Bashiy's line.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 468