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مَا فِي عَرْض البَحْر يْقَع تَكْبِيد مَاهُ أَكِل مْتَينْدَة

proverb

LanguageHadrami Arabic (Yemen)

Meaning
  1. as for abroad, it is hard work, not (like) eating dates
  2. A proverb warning that working abroad is difficult and not an easy life.
Examples

مَا فِي عَرْض البَحْر يْقَع تَكْبِيد مَاهُ أَكِل مْتَينْدَة

As for abroad, it is hard work, not like eating dates.

Part of speechproverb

Usage noteUsed to describe the hardships of migration or working away from home.

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

This entry is adapted from Wikidata lexemes. A native speaker has not reviewed it yet. Native speakers can verify or correct it in the LanguageKnow app.

Source: Wikidata lexemes (Twi) (CC0-1.0), adapted.