పసిరికలవాని కండ్లకు లోకమంతా పచ్చనే
pasirikalavani kandlaku lokamanta pachchane
To the eyes of a person with jaundice, the whole world appears yellow.
This expression is used to describe a person who is biased or prejudiced. Just as a jaundice patient sees everything through a yellow tint regardless of the actual color, a person with a particular mindset or flaw projects their own views and biases onto everything and everyone else they see.
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భర్త లోకం తన లోకం, కొడుకు లోకం పరలోకం
bharta lokam tana lokam, koduku lokam paralokam
Husband's world is her world; son's world is the afterlife.
This traditional proverb highlights the different roles family members play in a woman's life according to historical social norms. It suggests that while a husband is a woman's primary companion and focus during her lifetime, a son is seen as the one who ensures her spiritual salvation and peace in the afterlife through the performance of last rites and rituals.
చచ్చినవాని కండ్లు చేరెడు
chachchinavani kandlu cheredu
A dead man's eyes are very broad.
This proverb is used to describe how people tend to exaggerate the qualities or achievements of someone after they are gone or after an opportunity is lost. It highlights the human tendency to over-praise or sentimentalize things that are no longer available to be verified.
Lavishing praises on the dead which were not bestowed on the living. * Mellitum venenum, blanda oratio. † Palabras azucaradas por mas son amargas.
పచ్చకామెర్ల రోగికి లోకమంతా పచ్చగానే కనపడుతుంది
pachchakamerla rogiki lokamanta pachchagane kanapadutundi
To a person with jaundice, the whole world appears yellow.
This proverb describes a cognitive bias where a person's own perspective, prejudices, or mental state colors their perception of reality. Just as a jaundice patient sees everything through a yellow tint due to their illness, a person with a biased mind assumes everyone else has the same flaws or intentions that they themselves possess.
కామెర్ల రోగికి లోకమంతా పచ్చగానే కనిపిస్తుంది
kamerla rogiki lokamanta pachchagane kanipistundi
To a person with jaundice, the whole world looks yellow.
This proverb is used to describe a biased or prejudiced perspective. Just as a jaundice patient perceives everything as yellow due to their own condition, a person with a particular mindset or flaw project their own views, suspicions, or faults onto others, failing to see the objective truth.
నాకులకు లోక భయమేల
nakulaku loka bhayamela
Why should the naked fear the world?
This expression is used to describe someone who has nothing left to lose and therefore acts without fear of social consequences, shame, or judgment. Similar to the English proverb 'A beggar can never be bankrupt,' it suggests that once a person is at their absolute lowest or has shed all pretenses, they become immune to the typical fears of society.
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.
చచ్చినవాని కండ్లు చారడేసి
chachchinavani kandlu charadesi
The eyes of a dead person are as large as a palm.
This proverb is used to describe how people tend to exaggerate the qualities, virtues, or features of someone or something only after they are gone or no longer available. It highlights the human tendency to glorify the past or the deceased, often inflating the truth.
నీవు చస్తే లోకమంతా ఎముకలా
nivu chaste lokamanta emukala
If you die, is the whole world just bones?
This proverb is used to criticize someone's excessive ego or self-importance. It implies that the world does not stop existing or lose its value just because one individual is gone. It is often said to people who think they are indispensable or that everything revolves around them.
అందని మాని పండ్లకు ఆశ పడ్డట్టు
andani mani pandlaku asha paddattu
Like wishing for fruit which cannot be reached.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone desires or pursues something that is completely beyond their reach, capability, or status. It highlights the futility of having unrealistic ambitions or craving for unattainable goals.
పిచ్చివాడికి లోకమంతా పిచ్చే
pichchivadiki lokamanta pichche
To a madman, the whole world is mad
This expression describes a cognitive bias where a person with a flawed perspective or specific obsession assumes that everyone else shares the same madness or is wrong. It is used to point out that one's perception of the world is often a reflection of their own state of mind.