a collection of Burmese proverbs and sayingsTumblr (3.0; @zagabon)http://zagabon.tumblr.com/<blockquote> <p><em>chan ziyo htin khwei</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Gather firewood from one&#8217;s own fence.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22639688184http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22639688184Tue, 08 May 2012 12:01:16 +0630ခ<blockquote> <p><em>shwe shi hma amyo taw</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Relatives only when he possesses gold.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22573912621http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22573912621Mon, 07 May 2012 12:01:27 +0630ရ<blockquote> <p><em>pya ta zet gyaung pyi pyet</em></p> </blockquote> <p>A drop of honey destroys a kingdom.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22500029356http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22500029356Sun, 06 May 2012 12:01:30 +0630ပ<blockquote> <p>ayei kyi, thwei ni</p> </blockquote> <p>For important matters, blood is thickest.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22431324682http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22431324682Sat, 05 May 2012 12:01:30 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>hsinphyudaw hmi pi kyan sot</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Suck on sugarcane on account of the royal white elephant.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22370700303http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22370700303Fri, 04 May 2012 12:01:17 +0630ဆ<blockquote> <p><em>kaung hmu ta khu nei zin pyu</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Perform a good deed, every day.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22108990398http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22108990398Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:01:10 +0630က<blockquote> <p><em>ngwei ma shi, zaga ma ti</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Empty pockets, empty promises.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22032335000http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/22032335000Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:01:54 +0630င<blockquote> <p><em>ma ye be kywe pye si chin</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Wanting to ride a water buffalo even though he doesn&#8217;t have the courage.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21962555930http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21962555930Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:01:24 +0630မ<blockquote> <p><em>nwa kwe yin kya hswe me</em></p> </blockquote> <p>The tiger snatches the cow that has dispersed from its herd.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21900098228http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21900098228Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:01:27 +0630န<blockquote> <p><em>akyo lo nyaung yei laung</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Watering the <a href="http://www.enchantingmyanmar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Kason-003.jpg">sacred banyan tree</a> when you need it.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21835919968http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21835919968Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:02:49 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>ayeit nei nei akhet cho</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Use a tree&#8217;s shade and break its branches.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21769986891http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21769986891Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:20 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>lin ne maya, sha ne thwa</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Husband and wife are like tongue and teeth.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21702439685http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21702439685Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:02:09 +0630လ<blockquote> <p><em>ahmaik ga sa pyatthat mi laung</em></p> </blockquote> <p>A small trash fire can burn down a palace.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21633796486http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21633796486Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:01:52 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>alot ma shi kyaung yeicho</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Bathe the cat because you have no work to do.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21554112354http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21554112354Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:02:12 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>hsaya ma pya, ngapi hpot hma ni ma kya</em></p> </blockquote> <p>When the teacher doesn&#8217;t show how to bake <em>ngapi</em> (fermented fish), one&#8217;s method is incorrect.</p> <p>(About needing a mentor to do things, big and small.)</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21528794996http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21528794996Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:12:59 +0630ဆ<blockquote> <p><em>ahma thon myo shi de - ahmat athi hma gyin, akyan athi hma gyin, amyin ayu hma gyin.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>There are 3 kinds of mistakes: those resulting from lack of memory, from lack of preparation, or from misguided beliefs.</p> <p><small>Note: From Pali. ဝိပ္ပလ္လသတရား ၃ ပါး (၁။ သညာဝိပ္ပလ္လသ၊ ၂။ စိတ္တဝိပ္ပလ္လသ၊ ၃။ ဒိဌိဝိပ္ပလ္လသ)</small></p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21318216161http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21318216161Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:01:45 +0630အ<blockquote> <p><em>tan yin hsei, lun yin bei</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Enough is medicine, too much is harmful.</p> <p>(About moderation)</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21301101913http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21301101913Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:01:53 +0630တ<blockquote> <p><em>pa ta chet anet hse htwei</em></p> </blockquote> <p>A single word may have ten shades of meaning.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21261818225http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21261818225Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:02:00 +0630ပ<blockquote> <p>hsin pein kywe</p> </blockquote> <p>An elephant that has slimmed down is still the size of a buffalo.</p> <p>(About big-boned persons who lose weight.)</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21244432858http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21244432858Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:59:14 +0630ဆ<blockquote> <p>apyet asin pyin khana</p> </blockquote> <p>An error may go on endlessly, but can be remedied in a moment.</p>http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21204280488http://zagabon.tumblr.com/post/21204280488Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:36 +0630ပ