Proverb |
Literally Means |
True Meaning |
"A ungil el merreder a ua chull el melemedem er a daob." |
A good leader is like rain that calms the ocean. |
He can calm down disputes and settle problems easily. |
"Ngkora cherellel a beab el di ta e keroker." |
It's like the birth of a rat with one offspring per mother. |
It's something that happens just once, something I put up with only once. |
"Ngkora kedarm el di metirm e metord." |
He's like the chambered nautilus whose shell is very fragile. |
When provoked, he gets easily irritated or angered. |
"Kekora kedam el suebek eak di oba okum." |
You're a flying kite, but i hold the guide string. |
No matter how much you play around, you always come back to me. |
"Ngkora bukitang el meduch el meldelodech a bedengel." |
He's like the octopus, which is able to keep changing color. |
He's too erratic or too easily persuaded. |
"Ngkora kelel a Beachedarsai, el di telkib e diak bollak." |
It's like Beachedarsai's food, though small in quantity, it never runs out. |
Something beneficial(money, food, etc) keeps coming in steadily(from unknown source). |
"A remeteet a kora redechel a bngaol el di ruebet e oulkou." |
High families are like the seed of the Bngaol tree, which falls with each leafy cap upright. |
Being rich can only be obtained naturally at birth, the rich are born with the crown of their rank. |