Mad at Cow and Hit the Cart - Words and Proverbs of Cambodia

Like water on a ducks back--(the Khmer say like water on a ducks head)-30 Khmer proverbs and sayings with some translations into English--khmerandenglish--A2. Doit jak duk lu kebawl tia (like putting water on a ducks head)

Like water on a ducks back

a. KUNG GOE WAIY ROTEH

Mad at cow hit the cart

b. SAU PRUAH CHROT VIN

(sow and reap)

c. PLOE VIAT KOM BAH BANG, PLOE DRANG KOM DAU HAUNG

(don't abandon the crooked road, avoid the straight road)

d. AWS DOEWS MAWNG

(no place left to oppose that)=awesome

e. KAN JUNG GEI

(hold their feet) take their side of something

f. MIAN DAI MIAN JUNG

(have hand have feet) a thief

g. JUNG EEIT JUNG EEIT JAH KOM AWIY JUNG EEIT JET

a crowded place is ok as long as the heart is not bothered
(literally "narrow, let it be narrow, don't let the heart be narrow)

(The Thai has a similar saying-khap thee yu dai, khap jaiy yu yak
Narrow place ok, narrow heart stay difficult

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