Craff ci, caletach asgwrn – the dog bites hard, the bone is harder.
Craff ci, caletach asgwrn.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The dog bites hard, the bone is harder. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
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Hwch fud a fwyty’r soeg i gyd – the silent sow eats it all.
Hwch fud a fwyty’r soeg i gyd.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The dumb [silent] sow eats all the draft Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Dangos dy fys i falog, yntau a’i heirch yn gwbl – give a priest an inch, and he will take an ell.
Dangos dy fys i falog, yntau a’i heirch yn gwbl.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Give a priest an inch, and he will take an ell. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Fel ci mewn preseb – like a dog in a manger.
Fel ci mewn preseb.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Like a dog in a manger. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Tost fydd ar ddyn pan gaffo’i ddewis – it’s hard on a man when he has to choose.
Tost fydd ar ddyn pan gaffo’i ddewis. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: It is hard on a man when he has to choose. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Pawb at y peth y bo – let the cobbler stick to his last.
Pawb at y peth y bo.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Let the cobbler stick to his last. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Croesi’r gamfa cyn dod ati – over the stile before you are at it.
Croesi’r gamfa cyn dod ati. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Over the stile ere you are at it. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Nid cywir ond ci – no fidelity like that of a dog.
Nid cywir ond ci.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: No fidelity like that of a dog. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Hir saig â chyllell aflem – it takes long to eat with a blunt knife.
Hir saig â chyllell aflem.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: It takes long to eat with a blunt knife. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Sef a ladd a gyhudd – the killer will always accuse.
Sef a ladd a gyhudd.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The killer will always accuse. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.