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ዝንጀሮን በበግ ለውጠኝ ቢለው ጣፍጩን ትቼ አልማጩን

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“If he said, "Exchange the monkey for a sheep," (he meant) "I will leave the sweet and take the sour."”

Meaning

This proverb illustrates a poor choice or a situation where one deliberately opts for the inferior or worse option, giving up something good for something bad. It's used when someone forsakes a better situation or item for a less desirable one, symbolizing a foolish exchange (like a monkey for a sheep, which is not an improvement) by leaving the 'sweet' (good) for the 'sour' (bad).

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ የሚያሳየው መጥፎ ምርጫን፣ ጥሩውን ትቶ መጥፎውን የመምረጥ ወይም የመለዋወጥ ሁኔታን። አንድ ሰው የተሻለውን ነገር ትቶ ዝቅተኛውን ወይም ከፋውን ነገር ሲመርጥ ይገለገላል። ዝንጀሮን በበግ መለዋወጥ ትርጉም የለሽ ሲሆን፣ጣፍጩን (ጥሩውን) ትቶ አልማጩን (መጥፎውን) መውሰድ እንደ ማለት ነው።

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Added July 29, 2026
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