పెళ్లికి వచ్చినవాళ్ళంతా పెళ్ళాలేనా?
pelliki vachchinavallanta pellalena?
Is everyone who comes to a wedding a bride?
This expression is used to remind someone that not every participant in an event or a process holds a primary or significant role. It highlights that just because someone is present or involved in a situation, it doesn't mean they possess the same status or importance as the central figure. It is often used to mock someone who assumes an unearned level of importance.
Related Phrases
శుభం పలకరా పెండ్లికొడకా అంటే.. పెండ్లికి వచ్చిన ముత్తయిదువులంతా నా పెద్ద పెండ్లాలు అన్నాడట!
shubham palakara pendlikodaka ante.. pendliki vachchina muttayiduvulanta na pedda pendlalu annadata!
When asked to speak auspicious words, the groom said all the married women at the wedding are his senior wives.
This proverb is used to describe a person who says something incredibly foolish, offensive, or inappropriate when asked to speak or act properly. It highlights the irony of someone ruining a positive situation by being tactless or utterly lacking common sense.
పేరంటానికి వచ్చి పెండ్లికొడుకు వరస ఏమన్నట్లు
perantaniki vachchi pendlikoduku varasa emannatlu
Coming to the ceremony and asking how you are related to the groom
This proverb describes a person who is involved in an event or task but lacks basic knowledge or awareness of the fundamental details. It is used to mock someone who shows up for an occasion but doesn't even know the primary people involved.
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.
సద్దంత ఊరగాయ, ఇల్లంత పందిరి, తల్లంత పెళ్ళాం
saddanta uragaya, illanta pandiri, tallanta pellam
Pickle the size of a grain, a canopy as big as the house, and a wife as big as a mother.
This proverb is used to describe things that are disproportionate, mismatched, or absurdly scaled. It mocks situations where the priorities are misplaced or where the dimensions of things do not fit their intended purpose or natural order.
పీకులాట పెండ్లికి పోయి, పిల్లా నేను సగమై వచ్చినా మన్నదట
pikulata pendliki poyi, pilla nenu sagamai vachchina mannadata
She said she went to a wedding full of bickering and came back reduced to half her size
This proverb describes a situation where an event that was supposed to be joyful turns out to be extremely stressful or chaotic. It is used to mock someone who enters a situation expecting benefit or fun but ends up being physically or mentally exhausted due to unnecessary struggles, arguments, or poor management.
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.
నీ పెళ్ళి పాడైపోను, నా పెళ్ళికి వచ్చి కాగడా వెయ్యి అన్నట్లు
ni pelli padaiponu, na pelliki vachchi kagada veyyi annatlu
Like saying, 'May your wedding be ruined, but come and hold a torch at mine.'
This expression describes a person's extreme selfishness and lack of empathy. It refers to someone who curses or wishes ill upon others, yet shamelessly expects those same people to help them or serve them in their own endeavors.
నల్లచీర కట్టిన వాళ్ళంతా నా పెళ్ళాలే అన్నట్లు.
nallachira kattina vallanta na pellale annatlu.
Like saying every woman wearing a black saree is my wife.
This expression is used to describe a person who is overly optimistic, foolishly assumes ownership or authority over things that don't belong to them, or makes broad, illogical generalizations based on a single commonality.
ముద్దులు గులకరా ముదిపెండ్లి కొడకా అంటే, పెండ్లికి వచ్చిన పేరంటాండ్లు అందరూ నా పెద్ద పెండ్లాలు అన్నట్టు.
muddulu gulakara mudipendli kodaka ante, pendliki vachchina perantandlu andaru na pedda pendlalu annattu.
When an elderly bridegroom was jokingly asked to say something funny, he replied " All the married ladies who have come to the marriage are my old wives." A person making himself ridiculous.
This proverb is used to describe someone who lacks common sense or humility, and instead of taking a compliment or a suggestion gracefully, they respond with an absurd, arrogant, or inappropriate remark. It mocks a person who, despite being in an awkward or late-stage situation (like an old man getting married), acts with unearned overconfidence or makes foolish claims that embarrass themselves.