అడకత్తెరలో పోకచెక్క

Telugu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɖakat̪ːeɾaloː poːkat͡ɕekːa/, [aɖakat̪ːeɾaloː poːkat͡ʃekːa]
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Proverb

అడకత్తెరలో పోకచెక్క • (aḍakatteralō pōkacekka)

  1. A piece of betel nut is kept in a nutcracker and cut further into small pieces. (Describes the situation of a person who is stuck between two people / problems where he is not able to get out.)

References
  • “అడకత్తెరలో పోకచెక్క” in Captain M. W. Carr (1868) A Collection of Telugu Proverbs translated, illustrated and explained; together with some Sanscrit Proverbs printed in the Devanâgarî and Telugu Characters, Madras: Christian Knowledge Society's Press, page 1
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