బిచ్చానికి వచ్చినవాడు, అచ్చంగా కాకపోయినా, ఆ పూటకు చుట్టమే.
bichchaniki vachchinavadu, achchanga kakapoyina, a putaku chuttame.
A person who comes for alms, even if not truly a relative, is a guest for that meal.
This proverb emphasizes the cultural value of hospitality and compassion. It suggests that anyone who approaches your door in need should be treated with the same respect and care as a relative, at least for the duration of that encounter. It is used to remind people to be generous and kind to strangers or those less fortunate.
Related Phrases
పొద్దు పొడుపున వచ్చిన వాన, పొద్దుగూకి వచ్చిన చుట్టం పోరు
poddu podupuna vachchina vana, podduguki vachchina chuttam poru
Rain that starts at sunrise and a guest who arrives at sunset will not leave soon.
This is a traditional Telugu proverb used to describe situations or people that stay longer than desired. Just as morning rain often persists throughout the day, a relative who arrives late in the evening is expected to stay overnight and potentially longer, making it difficult to ask them to leave.
తిండికి వచ్చావా? తీర్థానికి వచ్చావా?
tindiki vachchava? tirthaniki vachchava?
Have you come to eat or to visit the shrine ?
This expression is used to question a person's priorities or motives when they seem more interested in superficial benefits (like food) rather than the primary purpose or spiritual significance of an event (like receiving holy water at a temple). It is often used to chide someone who is distracted by secondary perks.
పచ్చకామెర్లు వచ్చిన వాడికి లోకం అంతా పచ్చగ కనపడినట్లు
pachchakamerlu vachchina vadiki lokam anta pachchaga kanapadinatlu
A man with liver disease has yellow eyes. For the sick eyes everything looks yellow.
When people have some problem with their health or in their conduct, they find the same problems in everybody around.
కళ్యాణము వచ్చినా కక్కు వచ్చినా ఆగదు
kalyanamu vachchina kakku vachchina agadu
When marriage comes, or vomiting, it cannot be stopped.
This proverb is used to indicate that certain events in life are inevitable and beyond human control once they are set in motion. Just as a physical urge like vomiting cannot be suppressed, significant life events like marriage will happen when the time is right, regardless of attempts to delay or stop them.
ఇచ్చుడుకాడూ గాడు, చచ్చుడుకాడూ గాడు, పూట పూటకూ కూటికి వచ్చుడుగాడు
ichchudukadu gadu, chachchudukadu gadu, puta putaku kutiki vachchudugadu
He doesn't pay, hang him, but he comes for every meal. Said by a cateress, of a customer who was more regular in his attendance than in his payments.
This expression is used to describe a person who is lazy, useless, and parasitical. It refers to someone who contributes nothing to society or the family (doesn't give anything) and doesn't even have the decency to 'get out of the way' (doesn't die), yet is always present promptly whenever it is time to eat at someone else's expense.
చచ్చినవాని పెండ్లికి వచ్చినంత కట్నము.
chachchinavani pendliki vachchinanta katnamu.
Any quantity of presents must suffice at a dead man's marriage. When a marriage takes place, presents of cloths are sent to the bride and bridegroom by their relations. Return gifts of about equal value are made shortly after the marriage. Should the bridegroom, however, die during the ceremonies, no presents are returned, and no complaints are therefore made regarding the value of those received.
This expression is used to describe a situation where one should be content with whatever little benefit or payment they receive in a hopeless or lost situation. Since a dead man cannot marry, any dowry received is an unexpected bonus from a failed endeavor.
ఇచ్చినవాడే నచ్చినవాడు, చచ్చినవాడే అచ్చినవాడు
ichchinavade nachchinavadu, chachchinavade achchinavadu
The one who gives is liked, the one who dies is free of debt.
This proverb reflects a pragmatic and somewhat cynical view of human nature. It suggests that people only like those who provide them with something or give them money. The second part implies that a person's debts are effectively canceled or their accounts are settled only when they pass away, often used to comment on the difficulty of recovering debts or the fleeting nature of social approval based on transactions.
మందుకు పోయినవాడు మాసికానికి వచ్చినట్లు
manduku poyinavadu masikaniki vachchinatlu
Like a person who went to fetch medicine returning in time for the monthly funeral rites.
This proverb is used to describe someone who is extremely slow or procrastinates to a ridiculous extent. It depicts a situation where a person sent to get life-saving medicine for a patient returns so late that the patient has already died and it is time for the 'Masikam' (a ritual performed one month after death).
వచ్చిన వాడు చచ్చినా పోదు.
vachchina vadu chachchina podu.
Calumny is not removed even by death.
This expression is used to describe a deeply ingrained habit, trait, or skill that stays with a person throughout their lifetime. It suggests that once something is learned or becomes part of a person's nature, it is nearly impossible to change or get rid of it.
Slander leaves a slur. Give a dog an ill name, and you may as well hang him.
ఇచ్చినవాడే మెచ్చినవాడు, చచ్చినవాడే అచ్చినవాడు.
ichchinavade mechchinavadu, chachchinavade achchinavadu.
The over liberal man is ruined ; when a man dies, his debts go with him.
This proverb highlights two harsh realities of life: people only appreciate those who are generous or provide help, and once a person dies, their debts and obligations often perish with them, making it impossible to recover what was owed. It is used to describe the nature of gratitude and the finality of death regarding liabilities.