Common Kyrgyz proverbs and figurative sayings with their meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Kyrgyz idiom. Back: English meaning and usage note.
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- Көзгө көрүнбөгөн көңүлдөн да алыс.
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"What isn't seen by the eye is far from the heart too": out of sight, out of mind.- Убакыт - алтын.
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"Time is gold": time is precious, don't waste it.- Билим - күч.
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"Knowledge is power."- Дарак мөмөсү менен таанылат, адам иши менен.
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"A tree is known by its fruit, a person by their work."- Сабыр түбү - сары алтын.
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"The bottom of patience is pure gold": patience is eventually rewarded.- Туура сөз - ачуу.
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"A true word is bitter": the truth is often hard to hear.- Эмне эксең, ошону оросуң.
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"Whatever you sow, that's what you reap."- Досуң кыйын күндө билинет.
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"A friend is known in a hard day": a friend in need is a friend indeed.- Аз сүйлө, көп ук.
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"Speak little, listen much."- Ата-бабанын сөзү жалган болбойт.
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"The words of ancestors are never false": traditional wisdom is trustworthy.- Ынтымакта - күч.
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"In unity, there is strength."- Эрте жаткан, эрте турат.
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"One who sleeps early, rises early": early to bed, early to rise.- Суу агат, таш калат.
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"Water flows on, but the stone remains": some things outlast the passing moment.- Тамчы-тамчы көл болот.
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"Drop by drop, a lake is formed": small efforts add up over time.- Жакшыдан ат калат, жамандан - өсөк.
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"From a good person a good name remains; from a bad one, only gossip remains."
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