Deuparth bonedd yw dysg – learning is two parts of gentility.
Deuparth bonedd yw dysg. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Learning is two parts of gentility. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
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Nid a wêl dyn a’i pyrth – it’s not what a man sees that feeds him.
Nid a wêl dyn a’i pyrth.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: It is not what a man sees that feeds him. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Llon Ilygod lle ni bo cath – the mice party when the cat’s away!
Llon Ilygod lle ni bo cath.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: When the cat’s from home the mice keep house. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Hael fydd Hywel ar bwrs y wlad – squandering public money.
Hael fydd Hywel ar bwrs y wlad.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: He disburses freely from the nation’s purse. Free and large on the country’s charge. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Nid doe y’m ganed – I was not born yesterday.
Nid doe y’m ganed.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: I was not born yesterday. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Hwy yn ôl nag ymlaen, fel rhiw Dre-dîn – longer backwards than forwards: the road to bankruptcy.
Hwy yn ôl nag ymlaen, fel rhiw Dre-dîn.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Longer backwards than forwards, like the road to Needham [bankruptcy]. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Da gwaith Duw, rhoi cyrn byrion i fuwch hwyliog – ’tis well that God gives curst kine curt horns.
Da gwaith Duw, rhoi cyrn byrion i fuwch hwyliog.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: ‘Tis well that God giveth Curst kine curt horns. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Llwyd pob hen – the aged are hoary.
Llwyd pob hen.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The aged are hoary. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Coel gwrach ar ôl bwyta uwd – an old wife’s tale.
Coel gwrach ar ôl bwyta uwd.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: An old wife’s tale. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Nerth hwrdd, yn ei ben – the strength of a ram is in his head.
Nerth hwrdd, yn ei ben.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: The strength of a ram is in his head. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.