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Kurdish - English Proverbs 121 - 130


The following are the equivalence of English proverb of Kurdish proverbs.


121. په‌نجه‌ی ده‌ستان هه‌موو وه‌كی یه‌ك نین.
121. the fingers of the hand are not alike.
122. قه‌ل به‌ قه‌ل ئه‌ڵێ ڕووت ڕه‌ش بی.
122. the kettle calls the pot black.
123. میوانی دره‌نگ وه‌خت نانی له‌سه‌ر خۆیه‌.
123. the late commer gets the bones.
124. سه‌گ به‌ مانگه‌شه‌و ئه‌وه‌ڕێ.
124. the moon does not heed the barking of dogs.
125. ژیشك ئه‌ڵێ: له‌ به‌چكه‌ی من نه‌رم و شلتر نییه‌.
125. the monkey thinks its own offspring fairest.
126. تا زۆر بژیت، زۆرتر ئه‌بینیت.
126. they that live longest see most.
127. زیاتر ئاگری فیتنه‌ی خۆش كرد.
127. to add fuel to the fire.
128. خه‌یاڵ پڵاوه‌!
128. to build castles in the air.
129. به‌ به‌ردێ دوو چۆله‌كه‌ ده‌كوژێ.
129. to kill two birds with one stone.
130. سوار تا نه‌په‌ڕێ نابێته‌ سوار.
130. unless one suffers, one does not learn.

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