Vuleicung Phungthluk Bia pawl
Burma Phungthluk
1. Snake to snake, see the leg.
" Rul le rul, an ke ani hmu "
2. Old cows like young grass
" Caw tar nih hramh no an duh"
3. You can be a king, if you are brave
You can even be a god, if you try
" Na ralthat ahcun siangpahrang na si kho,
Na zuam ahcun pathian na si kho"
4. Bone in chicken, relatives in man.
" arsa ah aruh, minung ah sahlawh-rualchan"
5. Forgetting the cow, when going out to plough
" Lei thuan i thawh i leithuangtu ding caw ken philh"
6. No child was ever born without having been conceived
" Mi zei hmanh pawi hmasa loin hrinmi fa an um bal lo"
7. You can pull back your leg, but not your committed word.
" Na ke cu na hnuh than khawh, asinain na chimcia bia cu na hnuk than kho ti lo"
_________________ & ____________________________
Malaysia Phungthluk
No matter how big the whale is, a tiny harpoon can kill him
"Whale ngapi cu zeitluk hmanh in ngan seh law sio fate nih athah khawh thiamthiam."
India Phungthluk
A man without a woman is only half a man
"nupi ngeilo mi pa cu minung cheu lawng asi rih"
Japan Phungthluk
A frog in the well knows not the ocean
" Tikhur chung lawng aummi utlak nih rili kong athei lo"
Israel phungthluk
A half-truth is a whole lie.
"Acheuchum lawng ahman mi cu aningpi in lih asi ko"
China phungthluk
What I heard is good, but what I saw is better.
Ka theih cu atha nain ka mit in ka hmuh hi atha deuh
Korea phungthluk
Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water
" Na dinmi tikhur chung ah hnawm va hlonh hlah"
British phungthluk
Anger is a short madness
" Thinhun hi caan tawite vun hruh chung asi."
Brazil phungthluk
A timely "no" beats a hasty "yes"
Khulhrang tuk in "asi ko" timi cu acaan zoh tein "asi lo" timi nih atei.
German phungthluk
A lie becomes true when one believes it.
" Lih kha azumtu pakhat um ahcun ahmanmi ah acang theo.
France phungthluk
A black hen lays a white egg.
" arpi nak zong nih atitmi arti cu araang thiam thiam"
Denmark phungthluk
A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.
Mihrut zong holh lo tein aum chung poh cu zapi he ani khat ko.
Norway phungthluk
Better a free bird than a king in captivity.
"Saltang mi siangpahrang sinak cun aluatmi vate si khi atha deuh"
Sweden phungthluk
A bee doesn't touch a withered flower.
" Acarmi pangpar cu khuai zong nih atawng lo"
Switzerland phungthluk
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
" hakkau pa le sifak pa khi angaingai ti ahcun an rak ikhat ko"
Syria phungthluk
A narrow place can contain a thousand friends
" Hmun bi te zong ah hawikom thongkhat ithlum khawh asi"
Sudan Phungthluk
Don't cough in a hiding place
"Na thuhnak hmun ah na khuh va khuh hlah"
Turkey phungthluk
A good friend is one soul in two bodies.
" Hawikom ttha cu pum pahnih ah nunnak pakhat ummi bantuk asi."
Africa Phungthluk
A blind person knows his environment more than a visitor with eyes.
"Mileng pa nakcun mitcaw pa nih aumnak hmun kong cu atheih deuh".
Russia phungthluk
A good borrower is a lazy payer
" Leiba cawi athiam tukmi khi acham lei ah thathu ngaimi an si ".
Greece phungthluk
He who reveals his secret makes himself a slave.
"Akong thilthup phuan ahmangmi cu sal ah ataang theu"
Argentina phungthluk
A false friend's tongue is sharper than a knife
"ading lomi hawikom bia cu namte nak in ahar deuh"
Burma Phungthluk
1. Snake to snake, see the leg.
" Rul le rul, an ke ani hmu "
2. Old cows like young grass
" Caw tar nih hramh no an duh"
3. You can be a king, if you are brave
You can even be a god, if you try
" Na ralthat ahcun siangpahrang na si kho,
Na zuam ahcun pathian na si kho"
4. Bone in chicken, relatives in man.
" arsa ah aruh, minung ah sahlawh-rualchan"
5. Forgetting the cow, when going out to plough
" Lei thuan i thawh i leithuangtu ding caw ken philh"
6. No child was ever born without having been conceived
" Mi zei hmanh pawi hmasa loin hrinmi fa an um bal lo"
7. You can pull back your leg, but not your committed word.
" Na ke cu na hnuh than khawh, asinain na chimcia bia cu na hnuk than kho ti lo"
_________________ & ____________________________
Malaysia Phungthluk
No matter how big the whale is, a tiny harpoon can kill him
"Whale ngapi cu zeitluk hmanh in ngan seh law sio fate nih athah khawh thiamthiam."
India Phungthluk
A man without a woman is only half a man
"nupi ngeilo mi pa cu minung cheu lawng asi rih"
Japan Phungthluk
A frog in the well knows not the ocean
" Tikhur chung lawng aummi utlak nih rili kong athei lo"
Israel phungthluk
A half-truth is a whole lie.
"Acheuchum lawng ahman mi cu aningpi in lih asi ko"
China phungthluk
What I heard is good, but what I saw is better.
Ka theih cu atha nain ka mit in ka hmuh hi atha deuh
Korea phungthluk
Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water
" Na dinmi tikhur chung ah hnawm va hlonh hlah"
British phungthluk
Anger is a short madness
" Thinhun hi caan tawite vun hruh chung asi."
Brazil phungthluk
A timely "no" beats a hasty "yes"
Khulhrang tuk in "asi ko" timi cu acaan zoh tein "asi lo" timi nih atei.
German phungthluk
A lie becomes true when one believes it.
" Lih kha azumtu pakhat um ahcun ahmanmi ah acang theo.
France phungthluk
A black hen lays a white egg.
" arpi nak zong nih atitmi arti cu araang thiam thiam"
Denmark phungthluk
A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.
Mihrut zong holh lo tein aum chung poh cu zapi he ani khat ko.
Norway phungthluk
Better a free bird than a king in captivity.
"Saltang mi siangpahrang sinak cun aluatmi vate si khi atha deuh"
Sweden phungthluk
A bee doesn't touch a withered flower.
" Acarmi pangpar cu khuai zong nih atawng lo"
Switzerland phungthluk
A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same.
" hakkau pa le sifak pa khi angaingai ti ahcun an rak ikhat ko"
Syria phungthluk
A narrow place can contain a thousand friends
" Hmun bi te zong ah hawikom thongkhat ithlum khawh asi"
Sudan Phungthluk
Don't cough in a hiding place
"Na thuhnak hmun ah na khuh va khuh hlah"
Turkey phungthluk
A good friend is one soul in two bodies.
" Hawikom ttha cu pum pahnih ah nunnak pakhat ummi bantuk asi."
Africa Phungthluk
A blind person knows his environment more than a visitor with eyes.
"Mileng pa nakcun mitcaw pa nih aumnak hmun kong cu atheih deuh".
Russia phungthluk
A good borrower is a lazy payer
" Leiba cawi athiam tukmi khi acham lei ah thathu ngaimi an si ".
Greece phungthluk
He who reveals his secret makes himself a slave.
"Akong thilthup phuan ahmangmi cu sal ah ataang theu"
Argentina phungthluk
A false friend's tongue is sharper than a knife
"ading lomi hawikom bia cu namte nak in ahar deuh"