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ለቤት ሳማ ለውጭ ቄጤማ

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“Thorns for the house, decorative palm leaves for the outside.”

Meaning

This proverb describes a hypocritical person who is unkind, harsh, or problematic to their own family and household members ('thorns inside the house'), but projects a kind, generous, or respectable image to outsiders ('decorative palm leaves outside'). It highlights a disparity between public persona and private behavior.

ትርጉም

በቤቱ ውስጥ ለቤተሰቦቹ መጥፎ ወይም ክፉ ሆኖ ሳለ፣ ከውጭ ለሰዎች ወይም ለ እንግዶች ደግና መልካም መስሎ የሚታይን ሰው ያመለክታል። ግብዝነትንና የውሸት ማንነትን ይገልጻል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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