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pwT 3 pMjwbI siBAqw-muhwvry Aqy AKOqW (Idioms and Sayings)

hyTW ilKy muhwvry Aqy AKOqW pVHo[ Xwd kro[ Gr jw ky suxwE qy pirvwr dw idl ij`qo[

kuJ AOKy SbdW dy mqlb jW ArQ:
P~tV ipV t~fx sMqwn msq f~kw mwx
injured battle field open/spread offspring self-absorbed small twig valiant

Punjabi Sayings Meaning in English
1. pMjwbI P~tV vI nhIN Punjabi people are so brave that even if they are
mwx[ injured, they can still fight and win
2. pMjwbI nw ipV C~fx Punjabi people will never leave a battle field and will
nw h~Q t~fx[ never beg. (They are brave and prosperous.)

3. pMjwb dy juAwn qy Syr dI Punjabi youth are as brave as the lion cubs.
sMqwn iek brwbr hn[
Some other everyday useful idioms are:
4. ku~qy BONkdy rihMdy ny, Dogs keep barking, the elephants keep marching. (People

hwQI msq qurdy rihMdy ny[ may talk about you, but stay on your course.)
5. cMn qy Qu`ikAw The spit you throw towards the moon, will fall on your
Awpxy hI mUMh qy pYNdw hY[ face. (When you bad-mouth a noble person, the ill-
feelings affect you, not the other person. So do not
slander others.)

6. ijhVy ipMf jwxw nhIN Why ask the way to the village you are not going to?
auhdw rwh ikauN pu~CIey? (Don’t waste time on things that are irrelevant to you.)

7. sO cUhy Kw ky The cat that devoured hundred mice, is going for Hajj.
ib~lI h~j nUM c~lI (A metaphor for someone who has lived a life of sin and
has done bad deeds all along, and then engages in pure
and pious acts.)

8. AwKw moVdw nIN[ He says yes, but does not even break a twig. (He's so
f~kw qoVdw nIN[ lazy, he doesn't do anything.)

9. pMcW dw ikhw isr-m`Qy[ Accepts whatever the wise say.

10. iF~f ivc cUhy n~cxy The rats dancing in the stomach (to feel very hungry)

11. Awpxy pYr To hit your own foot with the ax. (to hurt your own

Awp kuhwVI mwrnI cause by your own words or actions.)

12. Asmwn isr qy cu`kxw To make lot of noise/create ruckus

PSL Punjabi Reader 8A 2023 Edition 5