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እናቴ ቤት ጠላ እጠጣለሁ ብላ የቤቷን ውሀ ትታ ወጣች

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“Thinking 'I will drink țəlla (local beer) at my mother's house,' she left her own house's water and went out.”

Meaning

This proverb describes someone who abandons or neglects their readily available and certain resources (their own house's water) in pursuit of a potentially better, but uncertain, gain elsewhere (ṭəlla at mother's house). It criticizes leaving a sure thing for an uncertain prospect, often leading to regret or being worse off.

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ የሚያሳየው አንድ ሰው የተሻለ ነገር ፍለጋ የራሱን ያለውን ጥቅም ትቶ ሲሄድ፣ ነገር ግን የሄደበት ቦታ ላይ የሚፈልገውን ላያገኝ ይችላል። ያለውን ትቶ የሌለውን መፈለግ፣ የራስን ንብረት ችላ ማለት።

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Added July 29, 2026
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