When the Cat Is Away, the Mice Take the Throne: Meaning and Cultural Insight into a Khmer Proverb
When the cat is gone, the mice don’t just play – they take the throne. This Khmer proverb, “ឆ្មាមិននៅ កណ្ដុរឡើងរាជ្យ,” ...
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Each New Wave Pushes the Old One Back: A Khmer Proverb in a Changing World
The Khmer proverb រលកក្រោយរុញច្រានរលកមុខ – “the later wave pushes back the earlier wave” – mirrors the Chinese saying 后浪推前浪 (hòu ...
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