büyüklerin ellerinden, küçüklerin gözlerinden öpmek

Turkish

Etymology

Literally "to kiss the elders' hands and the children's eyes".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byjycl̠eˈɾin ɛlːeɾinˈdæn cyt͡ʃycleˈɾin ɟœzleɾinˈdæn œpˈmec/, [by.jyc.l̠ʲe̞ˈɾ̞in̪ ɛl̠ʲ.l̠ʲe̞.ɾ̞in̪ˈd̪æn̪ cʰy.t͡ʃyc.l̠ʲe̞ˈɾ̞in̪ ɟø̞z̪.l̠ʲe̞.ɾ̞in̪ˈd̪æn̪ ø̞pˈme̞c]

Idiom

büyüklerin ellerinden, küçüklerin gözlerinden öpmek

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to show a lot of respect or love
    Buralara kadar zahmet ettiniz, büyüklerin ellerinden, küçüklerin gözlerinden öperim.
    You've bothered to come this far, I deeply respect that.

Conjugation

References

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