Meaning: God's justice
This blog offers idioms and proverbs from India. Hindi and/or Urdu proverbs are literally translated and English definitions are also provided. The idioms and proverbs are widely used in daily conversations in India.
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September 05, 2006
Ram milaee jodi, ek aandha, ek kodhi
God made match, one is blind and the other is a leper
Meaning: Made for each other in a negative manner
Meaning: Made for each other in a negative manner
Gadhe ke sir pe se singh gayab hona
The horn on the head of a donkey vanishes
Meaning: To be missing
Meaning: To be missing
Baap bada na bhaiya, sabse bada rupaiya
Neither is the father nor the brother are big, only money is big.
Meaning: Money rules over relationships as well.
Meaning: Money rules over relationships as well.
Garibi mein atta geela
The dough is runny in poverty
Meaning: In adversity, everything takes a bad turn.
Meaning: In adversity, everything takes a bad turn.
September 02, 2006
Ghada charya khet na paap na punya
To let the donkey graze in the farm, you will not reap fruit nor sin
Meaning: Meaningless activity
Meaning: Meaningless activity
Bhagwan ke ghar der hai andher nahi
There is delay in god's house not darkness
Meaning: All is fair in life even if there are slight delays.
Meaning: All is fair in life even if there are slight delays.
Laatoen ke bhoot batoen se nahi mante
The ghost of feet don't agree to talks
Meaning: Those who are stubborn will not be easliy convinced by logical talking.
Meaning: Those who are stubborn will not be easliy convinced by logical talking.
August 29, 2006
Hing lage na phitkari, rang bhi chowka aeh
No need for asafoetida or potash alum to get color
Meaning: To have a gain without much effort
Meaning: To have a gain without much effort
August 20, 2006
Lohe ke chane chabana
To chew iron pellets
Meaning: To be confronted by an incredibly difficult task
Meaning: To be confronted by an incredibly difficult task
Mouh me chandi ki chamch le kar paida hona
To be be born with a silver spoon in the mouth
Meaning: To be born rich
Meaning: To be born rich
Beeta hua pal vapas nahi aata
Gone time does not come back
Meaning: Don't dwell in past. Time doesn't come back so no point wasting time.
Meaning: Don't dwell in past. Time doesn't come back so no point wasting time.
Dhobte ko tinke ka sahara
Those who are drowning get help of a twig
Meaning: Even the smallest of the thing can help those in dire need
Meaning: Even the smallest of the thing can help those in dire need
August 13, 2006
Chalti ka naam gadi
That which runs is called a car
Meaning: When the things are running smoothly, let it be
Andha kya chahe, do aankh
What does the blind desires , but ofcourse eyesight
Meaning: To desire just the perfect thing
Sau sunar ki, ek lohar ki
Hundred blows of goldsmith is comparable to one blow of iron-smith
Meaning: One powerful blow is comparable to a hundred smaller blows
Meaning: One powerful blow is comparable to a hundred smaller blows
Ooth ke mouh me jeera
Cumin in camel's mouth
Meaning: A very small gain as compared to the the larger gain expected
Meaning: A very small gain as compared to the the larger gain expected
Bandar kya jane adrak ka swad
Monkey doesn't know the taste of ginger
Meaning: Those who don't know, can't appreciate
Meaning: Those who don't know, can't appreciate
Ab pachtay hot kya jab chidiya chug gayi khet
What is the use of repenting now when the bird has eaten the harvest
Meaning: No use repenting when it is too late to undo the damage
Meaning: No use repenting when it is too late to undo the damage
Aap bhale to jag bhala
Good person sees the whole world as good
Meaning: Good person sees the whole world as good
Meaning: Good person sees the whole world as good
Thota chana baje ghana
Hollow lentil makes more noise
Meaning: Those who are not capable of delivering talk more
Meaning: Those who are not capable of delivering talk more
August 12, 2006
Nach na jane agan tedha
One doesn’t know how to dance and blames it on the stage being uneven
Meaning: To blame the means available rather than capability
900 chuhe khake billi haj ko chali
Cat went to pray after eating 900 rats
Meaning: Pretending to be innicent after many sins
Hathi ke dant dekhane ke aur khane ke aur
Elephant has two set of teeth-one to show off and the other to chew with
Meaning: What you see is not necessarily true
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