సోమారికి సోకులు ఎక్కువ
somariki sokulu ekkuva
A lazy person has many vanities.
This proverb is used to describe a person who avoids hard work but spends a lot of time and effort on their appearance, fashion, or external luxuries. It highlights the irony of someone lacking productivity while being overly concerned with style or comfort.
Related Phrases
సోమరిపోతుకు సోకు చేస్తే సంతను ఇంటికి రమ్మన్నట్లు
somaripotuku soku cheste santanu intiki rammannatlu
If you groom a lazy person, it is like asking the entire market to come to your house.
This proverb describes the consequences of encouraging or pampering a lazy individual. When you provide luxuries or extra attention to a person who refuses to work, their demands will escalate until it feels as overwhelming as managing a whole marketplace at home. It is used to caution against enabling laziness.
తెలివి తక్కువ, ఆకలెక్కువ.
telivi takkuva, akalekkuva.
Low intelligence, high hunger.
This expression is used to describe a person who lacks common sense or productivity but has excessive demands or needs. It highlights a mismatch between one's capabilities and their consumption or expectations, often used sarcastically to mock laziness or incompetence combined with greed.
దరిద్రానికి ఆకలెక్కువ
daridraniki akalekkuva
Poverty is accompanied by extreme hunger
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone lacks resources but has excessive needs or demands. It highlights the irony of having the least capacity to fulfill requirements while having the greatest desires or appetites. It is often used to comment on how problems seem to multiply for those already in a miserable state.
ఒట్టి గొడ్డుకు అరుపులెక్కువ
otti godduku arupulekkuva
A barren cow moows the most.
This proverb is the Telugu equivalent of 'Empty vessels make the most noise.' It is used to describe people who lack substance, talent, or knowledge but boast excessively or talk loudly to gain attention.
వట్టిగొడ్డుకు అరుపులెక్కువ, వానలేని మబ్బుకు ఉరుములెక్కువ.
vattigodduku arupulekkuva, vanaleni mabbuku urumulekkuva.
A barren cow bellows more, and a cloud without rain thunders more.
This proverb is used to describe people who talk excessively or boast loudly but have little to no actual substance, skill, or productivity. Just as a cow that doesn't give milk might make the most noise, or a cloud that doesn't produce rain thunders the loudest, people who do the least work often make the most fuss.
దరిద్రుడికి పిల్లలెక్కువ.
daridrudiki pillalekkuva.
A poor man has many children.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where person who is already struggling with limited resources or misfortune ends up with more burdens or responsibilities that further complicate their life. It highlights the irony of how difficulties often seem to multiply for those who can least afford them.
సోమారికి షోకులు ఎక్కువ
somariki shokulu ekkuva
A lazy person has many vanities.
This proverb is used to describe a person who avoids hard work but puts a lot of effort into their appearance, fashion, or showing off. It suggests that those who are unproductive often focus excessively on superficial things.
దరిద్రానికి మాటలెక్కువ, తద్దినానికి కూరలెక్కువ
daridraniki matalekkuva, taddinaniki kuralekkuva
Poverty has too many words, a funeral ceremony has too many curries.
This proverb is used to criticize people who talk excessively to cover up their lack of substance or resources. Just as a feast of many curries at a funeral ceremony is seen as wasteful or inappropriate, unnecessary talk from a person who cannot provide results is viewed as a sign of incompetence or pretense.
ధర తక్కువ బంగారానికి దాటి ఎక్కువ
dhara takkuva bangaraniki dati ekkuva
Low-priced gold has more impurities.
This proverb is used to indicate that when something is sold at an unusually low price, it is often of poor quality or has many defects. It is a cautionary saying used to remind people that 'you get what you pay for' and that cheap goods often come with hidden costs or flaws.
సంసారం లేనివారికి సరసాలెక్కువ.
samsaram lenivariki sarasalekkuva.
Those who don't have a family (responsibilities) have more flirtations.
This expression is used to point out that people who lack serious responsibilities or professional commitments often waste their time on frivolous activities, jokes, or playfulness. It implies that a busy person with a household to manage wouldn't have the luxury of such idle talk.