nid wrth ei big y mae mesur cyffylog

Welsh

Alternative forms

• nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə maːɨ̯ ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə mai̯ ˌmɛsɪr kəˈfəlɔɡ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌmɛsɪr kəˈfəlɔɡ/

Proverb

nid wrth ei big y mae mesur cyffylog

1. "Never judge a book by its cover", literally "One doesn't measure a woodcook according to its beak", deriving from the practice of selling woodcocks in a closed bag with only the long beak poking out being visible.