Read by the tongue
1 Telugu proverb read closely — filed under Effort and Speech vs Action; set beside cousins in Mandarin Chinese, Arabic and Mongolian.
దున్నపోతు మీద వాన కురిసినట్టు
dunnapōtu mīda vāna kurisinaṭṭu
Why Telugu speakers say a thing has fallen 'like rain on a buffalo' — and how Mandarin, Arabic, and Bengali sayings circle the same truth about effort that cannot find a surface to land on.
Like rain on a buffalo's back — it runs right off.
దున్నపోతు మీద వాన కురిసినట్టు
Dunnapōtu mīda vāna kurisinaṭṭu
Literally: As if rain poured on a buffalo
Telugu · India
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