a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “in the house of a hanged man, don't mention (the) ropes”.
Proverb edit
a casa d'un penjat no hi anomenis cordes
- don't talk about an uncomfortable situation in the presence of someone affected by it
Further reading edit
- “corda”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024