Khmer Dictionary: a
Proverb Translation (ដោយ គុជ ច័ន្ទលី)
-
No matching entries found!
Proverb Translation (by Khmer Institute)
-
ខឹងឥតពិចារណា នាំខូចប្រយោជន៍ធម៌ ខឹងនាំអសោច ខុសខាតខូចដោយមិនគិត ។ [11]
Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness. -
ខំរកស៊ីធ្វើការ មិនអាសារឥតប្រយោជន៍ ចង្រៃណាស់យ៉ាងហោច គង់គ្រប់ស៊ីមិនសុំគេ ។ ប្រសិនមានសំណាង បានក៏សាងពីបុព្ធេ ផ្សំផងមិនរលង់ទេ ឡើងជាកុដុម្ពីក៏សេដ្ឋី ។ [12]
Work hard to make a living for indolence is pointless, that way no matter your misfortunes you will have enough to eat without asking for handouts from others. If you should have merit from a previous life that brings you good fortune, hard work will enable you to rise to become a wealthy tycoon. -
គុកនិងសោរគឺចោរបង្កើត ឱសថយ៉ាងឆើតកើខពីរោគ ដំណេកកើតពីការងុយងោក មនុស្សក្នុងលោកកើតពីកម្ម ។ [13]
Prison and keys are something to which thieves gave birth; medicinal remedies are born from germs; sleep is born from feelings of sleepiness; people in the world are born from karma.
Karma is a principle in Buddhism that posits your present action dictates your future. That is, accumulating merit though good deeds will bring good fortune, accumulating sin through evil deeds will bring misfortune. Hence, your birth as a human being and the condition you are born into, whether good or bad, are determined by your karma (the merit/sin you have accumulated from past lives). -
ឃាត់កំហឹងដោយប្រឹងអត់អោយបាន ឃាត់ពាលសាមាន្យដោយអាជ្ញា បុគ្គលឃាត់ចិត្តទោសា ប្រសើរថ្លៃថ្លាក្នុងលោកិយ ។ [14]
Control your temper through concentration and patience; control everyday evil/crimes through rules/authority; those who control their hearts to reject anger deserve the greatest praise of all.
Interestingly, "tosa" means anger, while a similar word "tos" refers to criminal guilt. -
ឃាត់ចិត្តចាកក្ដីស្នេហា ក្នុងកាមតណ្ហាលោកិយ ដូចយកអំបោះចងដំរីពិបាកពេកក្រៃគួរវៀរមុន ។ [15]
Controlling yourself to reject feelings of love involving worldly lust and desires is like using cotton thread to tie up an elephant, so exceedingly difficult that you should try to avoid it beforehand.
Interpretation: Try to avoid falling into forbidden passion as it will be difficult to control yourself once you do. Worldly lust and desires can incite many evils, such as violence and murder. -
ឃុបឃិតជនពាល រាលទុក្ខដល់ខ្លួន ។ [16]
Associating with evil people will bring you suffering. -
ឃុបឃិតបណ្ឌិខ សុខមួយជីវិតឥតទុក្ខ ។ [17]
Associating with sages will bring you contentment and a life devoid of suffering. -
ឃើញខ្លាដេក ថាខ្លាស្លាប់ ឃើញខ្លាក្រាប ថាខ្លាសំពះ ។ [18]
Seeing a tiger sleep, you assume the tiger is dead; seeing a tiger crouch, you assume the tiger is kowtowing.
Interpretation: Things are not necessarily as you may perceive them to be. An adage used to admonish someone for their misconceptions. -
ឃើញគេទៅកុំអោយខាន ឃើញគេ បានកុំអោយទៅ ។ [19]
Seeing them go, do not fail to join them; seeing them return with goods, do not then go.
Interpretation: If you do not join something at the outset when invited to do so, do not try to do so later only after you have witnessed the success of others. -
ឃើញឈើពុក កុំអាលដាក់គូទអង្គុយ (ឬ កុំអាលដាក់គូទលើ) ។ [20]
Seeing that the wood is rotten, do not yet sit down. or (do not yet set your behind on it).
Literally, the proverb advises individuals to observe wood that is rotten for insects/maggots before sitting down on it. Metaphorically, it refers to inspecting things that look suspicious.