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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | ចូលស្ទឹងតាមបត់ ចូលទូកតាមកំពង់ ចូលស្រុកតាមប្រទេស ។ | Enter a stream at the turn; enter a boat at the port; enter a country according to its customs. | Interpretation: Act appropriately according to the situation. The third phrase is similar to "When in Rome, do as the Romans." | ki | ||
| 112 | ចូលជិតព្រះអាទិត្យដោយខាងខ្នង ចូរជិតកងអគ្គីដោយខាងពោះ ចូលជិតម្ចាស់ដោយភោគភាកចន្លោះ ចូរជិតឆ្ពោះបរលោកដោយឥតមោហ៍ ។ | When walking under the sun, make sure it is at your back; when going near the fire, approach from your front; when going near your boss, use the appropriate channels; you may go to heaven by refuting feelings of anger. | ki | |||
| 113 | ចូលព្រៃសត្វសាហាវ រកអំពាវគ្នាមកជុំ បានស្ករនិងទឹកឃ្មុំ ពួនក្នុងផ្ទះឆីម្នាក់ឯង ។ | In the forest are wild beasts, causing you to appeal for others to join you; having sugar and honey, you hide in your home and eat alone. | Reference to a self-centered person. | ki | ||
| 114 | ចៀសសត្វមានស្នែង៥០ហត្ថ ចៀសសត្វសេះហត្ថមួយរយរ៉ា ចៀសដំរីមានភ្លុកពាន់ហត្ថា ចៀសជនពាលាចេញចាកស្រុក ។ | Avoid animals with 25 meter long horns; avoid horses with 100 ra long legs; avoid elephants with tusks hundreds of meters long; avoid evil people who have been outcast from their villages. | ra = an ancient unit of measurement | ki | ||
| 115 | ចេកស្លាប់ព្រោះផ្លែ ។ | The banana tree dies when it bears fruit. | When a banana tree has too much fruit it causes the trunk to break killing the plant. Interpretation: ??? perhaps a metaphor for a situation in which someone over-exerts or over-extends themselves? | ki | ||
| 116 | ចេញពីខ្លួនមិនទាន់ជូននៅឡើយទេ ត្រូវឃ្នាន់ឃ្នេយកពីគេមកផ្សំផង ទើបការនោះបានបែបល្អហ្មត់ហ្មង តាមបំណងប្រាថ្នាក្នុងការល្អ ។ | Whatever comes from oneself is not yet complete, you must take from others as well, so that whatever you are trying to achieve will be successful, according to your worthy intention. | Interpretation: Listen to the advice of others where appropriate. | ki | ||
| 117 | ចេះគេថាកាច ប្រាជ្ញគេថាព្រើល ។ ឫ (គេចេះថាកាច គេប្រាជ្ញថាគេព្រើល) ។ | The knowledgeable they call mean; the wise they call stupid. or (they are knowledgeable, you say they are mean; they are wise, you say they are stupid). | Used to admonish an ignorant person for misrepresenting others with whom he or she disagrees. | ki | ||
| 118 | ចេះច្បាប់មិនខ្លាចក្ដី ចេះវិន័យមិនខ្លាចគោប្រតិបត្តិ ។ ឫ (មិនខ្លាចសង្ឃ) ។ | When you understand the law, you do not fear lawsuits; when you understand religious rules, you do not fear monks. | ki | |||
| 119 | ចេះរបេះក្បាច់ ។ ឫ (ចេះច្រើនរបេះក្បាច់) ។ | Overconfidence impairs your skills. | ki | |||
| 120 | ចេះពីរៀន មានពីរក ក្រពីខ្ជិល ។ | Wisdom from learning; wealth from seeking; poverty from laziness. | ki |