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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | ឈ្នះអ្នកក្រោធដោយក្រឹត្យមិនក្រោធតប ឈ្នះអសប្បុរសដោយសប្បុរស ឈ្នះអ្នកកំណាញ់ដោយឲ្យទ្រព្យរបស់ ឈ្នះបុរសឡេះឡោះដោយពាក្យសត្យ ។ | Overcome the angry by not responding in anger; overcome the malevolent with benevolence; overcome the miserly with generosity; overcome the frivolous man with frankness. | ki | |||
| 252 | ឈ្មោះខ្លួនបែបណា ខំធ្វើការឲ្យដូចឈ្មោះ ។ | Whatever your name may be, work hard to live up to your name. | ki | |||
| 253 | ឈ្មើល្អក្រក្នុងលោក សិរីរត់រកអ្នកមានកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ ។ | A good name is scarce in the world; prosperity seeks those with with reputable names. | ki | |||
| 254 | ឈ្លោះនឹងស្រីនាំឲ្យហិន ក្ដីនឹងចិននាំឲ្យថោក ។ | Conflict with women will destroy you; litigation against a Chinese will cheapen you. | ki | |||
| 255 | ឈ្លោះគ្នាក្នុងគ្រួសារ ដូចស្រាតកាយាបង្ហាញញាតិ ឈ្លោះគ្នាក្នុងសង្គមជាតិ ដូចលាតកំណប់បង្ហាញចោរ ។ | Conflict within the family is like exposing your body to kin; conflict within the community is like exposing buried treasure to thieves. | ki | |||
| 256 | ឈ្លោះនឹងបរទេស កុំធ្វេសគំនិត ។ | In conflicts with foreigners, do not be absentminded. | ki | |||
| 257 | ញញឹមស្ទើរ សោចស្ទើ សំដីពីរោះ ការណ៍ទាំងអស់នេះចូរប្រយ័ត្ន ។ | Deficient smile, deficient laughter, melodic voice - in all these situations, be cautious. | Interpretation: Be cautious with a person who displays these characteristics as their smile, laughter and melodic voice may be insincere. | ki | ||
| 258 | ញញួរប្រើកើតព្រោះមានដង អ្នកផងបានខ្ពស់ព្រោះអ្នកធំ ដូចពេជ្រមានប្រាក់ស្រោបរុំ ទើបបានឧត្ដមស្គាល់ថាពេជ្រ ។ | A hammer is usable because it has a handle; a person gets a promotion because of those in authority; just as a diamond encased in gold and silver is only then at its most brilliant and identifiable as a diamond. | ki | |||
| 259 | ញាក់ដូចក្របី នាំឲ្យខូចក្ដីរាប់អាន ។ | Shaking like a water buffalo will cause you to lose your reputation of being dependable. | reference to cowardice or indecisiveness | ki | ||
| 260 | ញាតិផ្ទាល់ បើមិនស្គាល់គឺអ្នកដទៃ ។ | Though close family, if unfamiliar, they are strangers. | Interpretation: Relatives with whom you are not intimate may as well be considered strangers regardless of how close they are along the family line. | ki |