“ఓ”కు ఎన్ని వంకరలో తెలియనివానికే ఒయ్యారము.

“o”ku enni vankaralo teliyanivanike oyyaramu.

Translation

One who doesn't know how many curves the letter 'O' has, is the one who shows off the most.

Meaning

This proverb is used to mock someone who lacks basic knowledge or skills but behaves with excessive pride, vanity, or arrogance. It is equivalent to saying that the most ignorant people are often the most boastful.

Related Phrases

Eating bran while acting elegant?

This proverb is used to mock someone who lives in poverty or lacks basic necessities but puts on an act of being wealthy, sophisticated, or overly stylish. It highlights the contrast between their actual humble reality (eating rice bran) and their pretentious behavior (elegance/pride).

The person who doesn't even know how many curves a plow has is the one showing the furrows.

This proverb is used to describe an inexperienced or incompetent person who tries to give expert advice or directions to others. It highlights the irony of someone lacking basic knowledge of a tool or subject attempting to guide the actual work or process.

To the one who knows, it is sesame flour; to the one who doesn't, it is oil-press waste.

This expression highlights how value and utility are perceived based on knowledge. Something that appears simple or useless to an ignorant person is recognized as valuable and beneficial by someone with expertise. It is used to describe situations where a person's skill or lack thereof determines their understanding of a task or object.

Black reveals four curves, while red hides seven curves.

This traditional Telugu proverb highlights the visual properties of colors in relation to physical appearance. It suggests that darker colors (black) tend to emphasize flaws, bends, or physical imperfections in an object or person, whereas brighter colors (specifically red) can mask or hide many more imperfections, making things look more attractive or seamless than they actually are.

Just because you say 'Shankara Shankara', will your mouth become crooked?

This proverb is used to mock someone's irrational fear or superstition that performing a simple, good, or harmless act will lead to a ridiculous physical deformity or negative consequence. It is often used to encourage someone to stop making excuses and just do what is necessary.

There is no one who knows everything, there is no one who knows nothing.

This expression emphasizes humility and the vastness of knowledge. It suggests that no single person is an absolute expert in every field, nor is anyone completely devoid of any knowledge or skills. It is used to remind people that everyone has something to learn and everyone has something to offer.

One who does not know the way is not a traveler.

This expression emphasizes that true progress or a journey requires a sense of direction or purpose. It is used to suggest that wandering without an aim or knowledge of the path does not make one a purposeful explorer or a successful person in their endeavors.

The one who does not know when to stop talking is a chatterbox.

This expression describes a person who lacks the social awareness or self-control to stop speaking. It is used to label someone as a 'vaderubothu' (gossip or windbag) who talks incessantly without considering the context, the listener's interest, or the appropriateness of the situation.

There is no one who knows everything, and there is no one who knows nothing.

This proverb emphasizes that knowledge is vast and no single person can claim absolute mastery over all subjects. Similarly, every person, no matter how uneducated or simple, possesses some form of unique knowledge or skill. It is used to promote humility among the learned and respect for everyone's inherent wisdom.

A person whose nose and face are unknown.

This expression is used to describe a complete stranger or someone with whom one has no prior acquaintance or connection. It is often used when emphasizing that a person is totally anonymous or unknown to a particular circle or individual.