taphan – tamaqğa, jumğan – jumduruhha
/tapxan – tamaqʁa, dʒumʁan – dʒumduruxxa/
Literal translation
what is found goes to the throat, what is grasped goes into the fist
Intended meaning
Each person keeps whatever he gains for himself instead of sharing it with the others.
- Üyürde jaşasaŋ, taphan – tamaqğa, jumğan – jumduruhha derge jaramaydı: birge jaşay esek, hayırnı da ortağa salırğa kerekdi.If you live in a family, it will not do to say "what I find goes to my throat, what I grab goes into my fist": if we live together, the gains must be put in common too.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 430