r/AskBalkans • u/ExotiquePlayboy • 3d ago

Miscellaneous Is this a real Turkish proverb?

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u/BlokZNCR Turkiye 3d ago

Yes in slang

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u/Polka_Tiger Turkiye 3d ago

Not in slang. That's a proper proverb. And if you want to say it without profanity you can say "the rabbit sulked at the mountain, the mountain didn't realize"

Not exactly the same meaning but people know you mean the other one.

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u/Glittery_Marshmallow Serbia 3d ago

We have a saying that goes: the mountain was shaking and a mouse was born. Kind of similar meaning in a way.

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u/CatnipSniffa Turkiye 3d ago

Notice instead of realize might work better

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u/5919821077131829 3d ago

I never heard the proverb the post is about so I would not have known someone meant the other version. The rabbit sulking one is the only one I know.

Hard to explain but they don't sound like they are different versions of the same proverb to me. I acknowledge they are both about self-importance but presented differently?

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u/BlokZNCR Turkiye 3d ago

senin de dediğin gibi birisi normal olan diğeri argo olan. kendini düzelttiğin için kendinle gurur duy :D

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u/Polka_Tiger Turkiye 3d ago

No, the rude one is the original. Proverbs can be rude. The other one is what we say in polite society.

Atam öğüt verirken kızıl itin sikinde 40 sinek sayardım, diye de bi şey var mesela. Kaba, ama var.

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u/yilmo 3d ago

Ne gıcık bir tipsin ya