అంటు సంటు లేని కోడలికి మేనమామ కొడుకు వచ్చి చిక్కుడు చెట్టు కింద పక్కలు వేసినాడట
antu santu leni kodaliki menamama koduku vachchi chikkudu chettu kinda pakkalu vesinadata
The wife's maternal uncle's son, who had nothing to do with ceremonial uncleanness, went and sobbed under the bean tree. Chikkudu Chettu is the Lablab Cultratus, often grown over a shed in the yard of a Hindu's house. Claiming relationship.
This expression is used to mock someone who makes grand claims about their connections or importance when, in reality, they have no one to care for them or their situation is pitiful. It highlights a mismatch between a person's actual lonely/unsupported status and the absurd, trivial 'grandeur' they or others claim for them.
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పుట్టిల్లు మేనమామ కెరుక.
puttillu menamama keruka.
The maternal uncle knows all about the birth house.
This proverb is used to indicate that there is no need to explain or describe something to someone who is already intimately familiar with it. Just as a maternal uncle knows everything about his own sister's home (his childhood home), an expert or an insider does not need a briefing on their own domain.
కోడలా కోడలా కొడుకు కోడూరుకపోయనే, నీకు కోకెక్కడదే అంటే, అత్తా అత్తా మామ మడమనూరు పోయెనేనీకు మెట్టెలెక్కడివే అన్నదట
kodala kodala koduku kodurukapoyane, niku kokekkadade ante, atta atta mama madamanuru poyeneniku mettelekkadive annadata
When the mother-in-law asked, 'Daughter-in-law, your husband has gone to Koduru, where did you get this saree from?', the daughter-in-law replied, 'Mother-in-law, my father-in-law has gone to Madamanuru, where did you get those toe-rings from?'
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone who is guilty of a mistake or questionable behavior tries to criticize or question others for the same thing. It highlights hypocrisy and the act of 'tit-for-tat' questioning when one's own conduct is not beyond reproach.
చాలీచాలని దానికి చాకలి సంతు అన్నట్లు
chalichalani daniki chakali santu annatlu
Like a washerman's children for a garment that is already too small.
This proverb describes a situation where resources are already scarce, and then a new, unnecessary burden is added. It refers to how a washerman's family might wear the clothes given for washing, further wearing out garments that were already insufficient or tight for the original owner.
ముండ కొడుకే కొడుకు, రాజు కొడుకే కొడుకు
munda koduke koduku, raju koduke koduku
A widow's son is a son, a king's son is a son. A king's son and a widow's son are both greatly indulged.
This proverb highlights that fate or luck favors two extremes: either those who have nothing to lose and must work extremely hard (the widow's son) or those who are born with immense privilege (the king's son). It is used to describe how people at the very bottom of the social ladder and the very top often end up being the most successful or influential, albeit for different reasons.
కోడలా కోడలా నీ భోగం ఎన్నాళ్లే అంటే, మా అత్త మాలపల్లికి పోయొచ్చేదాకా అన్నదట.
kodala kodala ni bhogam ennalle ante, ma atta malapalliki poyochchedaka annadata.
Daughter-in-law, how long will your enjoyment last? Until my mother-in-law returns from the hamlet.
This proverb is used to describe a temporary authority or a brief period of freedom. It refers to someone who acts like a boss only because their superior or elder is momentarily away. It highlights that one's power or pleasure is transient and dependent on the absence of a higher authority.
అంటూ సొంటూ లేని కోడలిదాని మేనమామ కొడుకు చిక్కుడు చెట్టు కిందికి పోయి వక్కలు ఎగురవేసినాడట.
antu sontu leni kodalidani menamama koduku chikkudu chettu kindiki poyi vakkalu eguravesinadata.
The maternal uncle's son of a daughter-in-law who has no family ties or background, supposedly went under a bean tree and tossed betel nuts.
This proverb is used to mock someone who claims a remote, convoluted, or non-existent relationship to boast about a trivial or irrelevant event. It highlights the absurdity of drawing long-winded connections to things that don't matter.
కనిపెంచిననాడు కొడుకులుగాని, కోడళ్లు వచ్చాక కొడుకులా?
kanipenchinanadu kodukulugani, kodallu vachchaka kodukula?
They are sons only while being birthed and raised; are they still sons once the daughters-in-law arrive?
This proverb reflects a cynical or traditional social observation about how sons often change their priorities or distance themselves from their parents after getting married. It is used to express the disappointment of parents who feel neglected by their sons due to the influence of their wives (daughters-in-law).
ముండ పెంచిన కొడుకు - ముకుదారం లేని కోడె
munda penchina koduku - mukudaram leni kode
A son raised by a widow is like a bull without a nose ring.
This proverb is used to describe a person who grows up without discipline or a strong guiding authority figure. Just as a bull without a nose rope (mukudaram) is wild and uncontrollable, a child raised without firm guidance or supervision is perceived to grow up stubborn, disobedient, and wayward.
అంటూ సంటూ ఆసాదివానిది, రట్టూ రవ్వా గంగానమ్మది
antu santu asadivanidi, rattu ravva ganganammadi
All the offerings go to the priest, the noise to Gangânamma.
This proverb describes a situation where the hard work or the burden of a task is handled by one person, while another person (or a higher authority) gets associated with the commotion, publicity, or the ultimate blame. It is often used to highlight the unfair distribution of labor versus reputation, or when a minor issue is blown out of proportion while the actual core work remains unrecognized.
Gangânamma is a certain village goddess.
కొడుకు మిన్న కోడలు సన్న
koduku minna kodalu sanna
The son is great, but the daughter-in-law is thin (small)
This proverb is used to describe a biased attitude where parents overlook their own son's faults or give him excessive credit while being overly critical, dismissive, or demanding toward the daughter-in-law. It highlights the unequal treatment and double standards often found in family dynamics.