ఆ వూరివారు ఈ వూరికి రారంటే ఈ వూరివారు ఆ వూరు పోరన్నారట

a vurivaru i vuriki rarante i vurivaru a vuru porannarata

Translation

When told that the people of that village won't come to this village, the people of this village said they won't go to that village either.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation of mutual stubbornness or reciprocal indifference. It highlights a tit-for-tat attitude where one party refuses to cooperate or show interest simply because the other party did the same first. It is often used to mock petty pride or a lack of initiative in resolving conflicts.

Related Phrases

A village without water and a village without a god are the same whether they exist or not.

This proverb emphasizes that water is as fundamental to life as faith or spiritual guidance is to a community. It suggests that a village lacking basic necessities (water) or moral/spiritual foundations (a temple/god) is effectively uninhabitable and serves no purpose, rendering its existence meaningless.

A jackal is the watchman of a ruined village.

In a place where there is no leadership or the situation is already beyond repair, incompetent or cunning people end up in charge. It is used to describe a situation where a worthless person assumes a position of authority in a worthless or dysfunctional environment.

Applied to a person who gets on well with his work when there is no one to question him.

The distance between that village and this village is the same as that between this village and that village.

This expression is used to highlight symmetry, reciprocity, or equality in relationships or situations. It implies that if one party expects respect, effort, or a certain distance from another, the same applies in return. It is often used to remind someone that a relationship is a two-way street or to point out a redundant or obvious comparison.

Six of one and half a dozen of the other.

If you can't be quiet, hang yourself.

This is a sarcastic and harsh rebuke used against someone who is constantly restless, meddling in others' affairs, or causing trouble because they cannot sit still. It implies that if they are so bored that they must act recklessly or annoyingly, they might as well do something extreme.

Like the blind jackal falling into the snare.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone who is already in a helpless or disadvantaged state falls into even deeper trouble due to a lack of awareness or sheer bad luck. It highlights the vulnerability of an individual when misfortune strikes repeatedly.

There are a thousand ways to a village. Every man in his way. There are more ways to the wood than one.

This expression is used to signify that there are many different ways or methods to achieve the same goal or reach the same destination. It encourages flexibility and emphasizes that one should not be discouraged if one particular path is blocked, as alternatives exist.

Is feeding one's wife a benefit to the village ?

This proverb is used to criticize people who claim credit for fulfilling their basic, mandatory personal or family responsibilities as if they are doing a great service to society. It highlights that taking care of one's own household is a duty, not a public act of charity.

If children are born to a Jangam they are only an annoyance to the village. Because they will add to the number of beggars. The Jangams are the Vira Saivas or followers of the Hindu reformer Basava. Beggars breed, and rich men feed.

This proverb is used in a sarcastic or cynical sense to describe a situation where someone's personal burden or expansion becomes a collective responsibility or a source of nuisance for others. Since Jangamas traditionally lived on alms, more children meant more people asking the villagers for food and support, ironically framed here as 'employment' or 'work' for the providers.

Like someone who couldn't stay quiet and ended up hanging themselves

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone unnecessarily interferes in a matter or tries to do something uncalled for, only to end up getting themselves into deep trouble or creating a self-inflicted disaster. It is similar to the English idea of 'digging one's own grave' by meddling in things that should have been left alone.

The half articulated words [ of children ] are pleasant [ to the ear ] and half pickled vegetables to the taste.

This proverb describes the charm of imperfection or the initial stages of a process. Just as the broken, innocent babbling of a toddler is more delightful to hear than perfect speech, a pickle that is still in the process of marinating (not yet fully fermented) has a unique, appetizing flavor.