ਬੋਲੀਆਂBoliyan
Shahmukhi

مُونہہ کھاوے، اکھّ شرماوے

Gurmukhi

ਮੂੰਹ ਖਾਵੇ, ਅੱਖ ਸ਼ਰਮਾਵੇ

Roman

munh khaave, akkh sharmaave

Meaning

The mouth eats; the eye lowers in shame.

Accepting someone's favours makes it hard to look them in the eye and object.

obligationfavourssilence

Draft entry — translation and script pairing not yet verified.