Urdu Idioms Proverbs

"hath kangan ko aarsi kia,jahil ko farsi kia"
is it an idiom or proverb?nd what does that line mean??can any one tell me

no body knows.......

btw wot does tht mean in urdu???

hmmm may be it means something is better then nothing, but i m not sure though

Haath kangan ko Aarsi kia

kangan and Aarsi are sansikrit words

Kangan is gold bracelet ( mostly ) Aarsi means something delicate, fragile, (glass mirror, drinking glass, bangles etc)

In subcontinent, traditionally girls wear bangles and artificial jewelry before marriage, but after marriage A girl is supposed to wear jewelry made of Gold and other precious metal ( a sign that she is married )

So this mohawara means that once you got gold kangan then immitation jewelry or glass bangles are no more valuable for you.

General meaning : If someone has advanced qualification / skills then he would not be interested in something basic or elementary.

Another phrase often accompanies

Parhey likhey ko farsi kia

Again in subcontinent, in Mughal time, the most important language was Persian (farsi). It was the official language, language of kings and royalties.
And anyone who wanted to atain a higher post in kingdom then it was pre-requisite for him to polish his persian and make it flawless.

But it was not the language of common folks they used to speak local languages. So anyone who was considered parha likha (educated ) it was assumed that he must know farsi very well. Just the same way it is the status of English now in Indo-Pak

(Got it from the web)... copyright to the original author .... Jal-pari, Sadiyah

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pasha jee thank u very much for telling me the detailed meaning

Arsi bhi aik zaiver hai, jo kangan na honay ki soorat maon ghareeb laog apni baition ko pehnatay thay

hi pakistan is good country

very nice

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Ali

Good.

IT MEANS lets checbk if u r speaking truth or not

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salam

Salam
Finally today Mr. Asif Ali Zardari (Mr 10 %) is going to win the president election, And he is going to control the appoint the forces chief..., I don't think this setup will last more than a year..., Soon or later Army / or establishment will interfere and take the control...

PASHA SAHIB U HAVE DESCRIBED THIS VERY WELL MASHALLAH U HAVE GODD KNOWLEDGE,, MY BROTHER ZARDI WAS 10% 15 YEARS AGO BUT AFTER GROWING THE ECONEMY AND "MEHNGAI" THAT POOR CHAP HAVE 100% RIGHT TO INCREASE HIS INCOME SO HE WAS 10% NOW I THINK HE IS THE SOLE OWNER OF PAKISTAN,, MR 100%

SOME BODY TOLD ME THAT "HAATH KANGAN KO ARSI KIA" ITS MEAN THAT TOHSE HANDS U HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH WHY YOU WANT TO TRY THEM GAIN, THAT IS KAHAWAT MEAN AND MAY BE THE WORDING MENING TAHT PASHA G TOLD IS RIGHT. AND JAHIL KO FARSI KIA IS RIGHT THAT PASHA G DESCRIBED..

Asalam O Alikum

I never heard this part of idiom..jahil ko farsi kia. But for sure it's an idiom.

WS

M

whats is the meaning of 'Haing lagay na phitkati aur rung chookha?"

HAATH KANGAN KO ARSI KIA
The simple meaning of this idom is:-

IT IS OF NO USE FOR A POOR TO WISH FOR A VALUABLE BANGLE WHEN HE OR SHE CAN NOT EVEN AFFORD TO FEED HIS HUNGER.

JAHIL KO FARSI KIA

MEANING: AS A DIOMAND IS USELESS FOR A HUNGRY HEN AT THE TIME OF HUNGER OR THE BEAUTY OF A FULL MOON IS USELESS FOR A BLIND MAN
SO IS FARSI FOR AN ILLITERATE PERSON.

jithay de khoti uthay aan khaloti Razz

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