gwyn y gwêl y frân ei chyw

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, "the crow sees her chick as white".

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɨ̞n ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːn ei̯ χɪu̯/, /ˌɡwɨ̞n ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːn ei̯ χɨ̞u̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɨ̞n ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːnɪe χɪu̯/, /ˌɡwɨ̞n ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːnɪ χɨ̞u̯/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɪn ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːn ei̯ χɪu̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɡwɪn ə ˌɡweːl ə ˌvraːni χɪu̯/

Proverb

gwyn y gwêl y frân ei chyw

(idiomatic) a parent does not see the faults of his or her own child

Usage notes

Sometimes shortened to simply gwyn y gwêl.

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