kedi yetişemediği ciğere pis dermiş

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • kedi ulaşamadığı ciğere pis dermiş, kedi ulaşamadığı ciğere murdar dermiş

Etymology

Literally, “the cat calls the liver it cannot reach dirty”. Compare Azerbaijani pişiyin əli ətə çatmayanda, deyir, ət iylənib, with similar construction.

Pronunciation

Proverb

kedi yetişemediği ciğere pis dermiş

  1. people pretend to despise the things they cannot attain

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