Ysgafn y daeth, ysgafn yr aeth – lightly come, lightly go.
Ysgafn y daeth, ysgafn yr aeth. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Lightly come, lightly go. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Na threulia’r geiniog onis ceffych – spend not the penny until you get it.
Na threulia’r geiniog onis ceffych.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Spend not the penny until you get it. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Ni châr morwyn fab o’i thref – we should avoid falling in love with someone from too close to home.
Ni châr morwyn fab o’i thref.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: A damsel does not love a youth from her own hamlet. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Anodd a hir gofir – what is difficult is long remembered.
Anodd a hir gofir.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: What is difficult is long remembered. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Mynych heb raid, bod ar wall – to do without need is as bad as to fail.
Mynych heb raid, bod ar wall.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: To do without need is as bad as to fail. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Anodd dwyn dyn oddi ar ei dylwyth – what’s bred in the bone comes out in the flesh.
Anodd dwyn dyn oddi ar ei dylwyth.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: A man takes after his kin. I.e. What is bred in the bone comes out in the flesh. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Gan y gwirion y ceir y gwir – one gets the truth from the simple.
Gan y gwirion y ceir y gwir.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: One gets the truth from the simple. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Odid fenthyg na bo gwaeth – rarely does a loan not lead to something worse.
Odid fenthyg na bo gwaeth. Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Rarely does a loan not lead to something worse. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Fe ddaw dyn drwg o feddwl amdano – speak of the devil and he will appear.
Fe ddaw dyn drwg o feddwl amdano.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: Speak of the devil and he will appear. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.
Hwy darogan gwaith na’i wneud – it takes longer talking about work than doing it.
Hwy darogan gwaith na’i wneud.Dihareb Cymraeg. Ystyr Saesneg; English meaning: It takes longer talking about work than doing it. Addaswyd o ddetholiad Diarhebion Cymraeg gan J. J. Evans 1965.