nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə maːɨ̯ ˌprənɨ kəˈfəlɔɡ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌprənɨ kəˈfəlɔɡ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə mai̯ ˌprəni kəˈfəlɔɡ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌprəni kəˈfəlɔɡ/
Proverb[edit]
nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog
- "Never judge a book by its cover", literally "One doesn't buy a woodcook according to its beak", deriving from the practice of selling woodcocks in a closed bag with only the long beak poking out being visible.