Native hindi speakers;Come up with animal metaphor

cyrine

@cyrine

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Posted: 13 years ago

Dear Members,

I am in desperate help, I can speak Hindi but Iam not a native speaker, therefore I need your help to give me some metaphors that deal with animals, for example in english you can say that "He is a Chicken" there are are a lot of these kind of metaphors in hindi, so please guys I have this big priject in cultural differences; animal metaphors, a comparison between hindi and english.... write as many animal metaphors that you know... negative or possitive...

Really Really appreciate if someone can help with this....

Thanks!

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cyrine

@cyrine

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Posted: 13 years ago

Okay.... just to get started.... an example..

Bandar kya jaane adark ka swaad
English : What does a monkey know of the taste of ginger?
Meaning : someone who can't understand can't appreciate.

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akhl

@akhl

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Posted: 13 years ago

Hindi - Adhjal gagri chhalkat jaaye

Literal - Half empty vessel keep spilling

English - An empty vessel makes a lot of noise

Meaning - A stupid person keeps boasting.

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akhl

@akhl

IF-Rockerz

Posted: 13 years ago

Oops, my previous message was not related to animal.

Anyway, take these

1. Langoor ke haath mein langoor

2. Kala akshar bhains baraabar

3. Ghar ki murgi daal baraabar

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Shreya

@Minionite

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Posted: 13 years ago

Here's one:

Dhobi ka kuta na ghar na ghaat ka.

Translation: The cleaner's dog, who is neither from home or from the cleaner's place.

Meaning: Basically, the person has no place left to stay.

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