goru var ki, kəfəni də olsun

Azerbaijani
Other scripts
Cyrillic ҝору вар ки, кәфәни дә олсун
Perso-Arabic گورو وار کی کفنی ده اولسون‎

Alternative forms
  • goru var ki, kəfəni də ola

Etymology

Literally, 'S/he doesn't even have a grave, why would s\he have a winding sheet?'

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟoˈru ˈvɑrki cæfæˈnidæ oɫˈsun]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒoˈru ˈvɑrt͡ʃi t͡ʃæfæˈnidæ oɫˈsun]
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Phrase

goru var ki kəfəni, də olsun

  1. (idiomatic) Said about someone impoverished, poor as a church mouse

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