a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
Catalan
Etymology
Literally "in the house of a hanged man, don't give name to ropes".
Proverb
a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
- don't talk about an uncomfortable situation in the presence of someone affected by it
Further reading
- “corda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024