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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | ជិះក្របីចម្លងភក់ ស្រណុកជាជាងហែល ។ | Riding a buffalo across mud is easier than swimming. | Interpretation: Utilize the resources at your disposal rather than making things difficult for yourself. | ki | ||
| 212 | ជីងចក់ផ្លាស់ពណ៌តាមកន្លែង ពួកជនពាលផ្លាស់មាយាទ ដោយការចូលជិត បណ្ឌិតជាតិគង់ប្រែបទបាទយល់ខុសត្រូវ ។ | Geckos change color according to their environment; those who are evil constantly change their demeanor; stay close to those with the nature of sages, and you will turn toward the path of understanding right and wrong. | ki | |||
| 213 | ជុះអាចម៌ក្ដាប់ ។ ឬ (កំណាញ់ជុះអាចម៌ក្ដាប់ ) ។ | Clinging to dung after defecating. or (being stingy, you hold onto dung that you have defecated). | admonishment against miserliness | ki | ||
| 214 | ជុះអាចម៌កប់ដូចខ្លា ។ ឬ ឆ្មា ។ (មនុស្សលាក់គំនួច ឬ លាក់ពុត ) ។ | Having defecated, you bury the dung like a tiger. or cat. | reference to someone attempting to hide a crime or lie | ki | ||
| 215 | ជួញជិតជាជាងជួញឆ្ងាយ ជួញក្បែររៀងអាយរក្សាប្អូនស្រី ។ ឫ (ចិញ្ចឹមប្អូនស្រី ) ។ | Working near is better than working far; working near enables you to take care of your wife. | The wife represents family affairs. This bit of advice seems particularly relevant in today's modern world as work demands increasingly encroach upon familial duties. | ki | ||
| 216 | ជួញខាតកុំឈប់ខាន បើចង់បានកុំខ្លាចបង់ ខ្លាចបាត់ឲ្យផ្ចិតផ្ចង់ ប្រុងថែទាំឲ្យមាំមួន ។ | If you do business at a loss, do not simply quit; if you want something, do not be afraid to pay; if you fear loss, be serious and careful in your work; take good care of your investment. | Interpretation: Don't give up too quickly. Be a risk taker, but at the same time cautious. The second phrase "if you want something, do not be afraid to pay" could also mean "if you want to make money, do not fear financial loss." | ki | ||
| 217 | ជើងក្រោយ ដោយជើងមុខ ។ | The back foot follows the front foot. | Interpretation: Children follow in the footsteps of their parents; subordinates follow the order of their superiors. | ki | ||
| 218 | ជើងបួនគង់មានជ្រុល អ្នកចេះពេញផ្ទុល(១) គង់មានជ្រួស ។ ១. ផ្ទុល ឬ ផ្ទូរ (ដំបូលរទេះ ) ក្នុងទីសំដៅ ច្រើនជ្រៅជ្រះ ពេញបន្ទុក ) | Even those with four legs eventually slip; even those with complete knowledge eventually slip up. | Similar to "To err is human." or "Nobody's perfect." | ki | ||
| 219 | ជើងជាស្មារឹង ។ | When the foot is well, the shoulder is hard. | reference to industriousness | ki | ||
| 220 | ជឿជនសុភាព ឫករាបទាបពាក្យពិរោះ តែងមានសោមគ្រោះ មានកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះក្រអូបសាយ ។ | Trust proper people, who are polite and use gentle words; always be pleasant, and your reputation will be fragrant and pervasive. | ki |