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| ID | Proverb | English Proverb | Khmer Translation | English Translation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | ញាតិនិងមិត្រ បើញាតិមិនគិត មិត្រប្រសើរជាង ។ | Between family and friends, if family ignores you, friends are preferable. | ki | |||
| 262 | ញាប់តែពាក្យ ត្រគាកស្លាប់ឈឹង ។ ឫ ( ត្រគាកងាប់ស្ដូក ) ។ | Being rapid only in words, the hips die out. | reference to someone who is "all talk and no action" | ki | ||
| 263 | ញាប់ដូចឆ្កែអេះ ។ | Quick like a dog scratching. | ki | |||
| 264 | ញ៉ាមដូចក្ដាមស៊ីអាចម៍ ។ | Eating like a crab eating dirt. | ki | |||
| 265 | ញឹកណាស់ដំរីចេញរួច ជាលភ្នែកក្រូចដាក់ទឹកមិនលេច ។ | So tight that an elephant may escape from it; a woven basket when placed in water that does not sink. | Interpretation: The first part alludes to individuals who boast about their talents but in reality have none; it is like a person claiming something to be tight when in fact an elephant can walk though it. A woven basket that floats is a metaphor for the opposite: a seemingly ordinary person who is actually full of hidden talents. | ki | ||
| 266 | ញៀននឹងល្បែងតែងហិនហោច ។ | Addiction to gambling will lead to ruin and misery. | ki | |||
| 267 | ញៀននឹងល្បែងតែងប់ងយស ។ | Addiction to gambling will lead to loss of prosperity. | ki | |||
| 268 | ញៀននឹងស្រីចំណីទុក្ខ ។ | Addiction to women is food for suffering. | ki | |||
| 269 | ញៀននឹងបៀប៉ោអស់ខោអស់អាវ ។ | Addicted to beer, you will lose your pants and shirt. | ki | |||
| 270 | ញៀននឹងស្រា ដេកផ្ងារក្នុងផ្លូវ ។ | Addicted to alcohol, you will sleep in the street. | ki |
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