"күндіз имам, түнде Иван" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Kazakh]

Forms: kündız imam [romanization], tünde İvan [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “An imam by day, Ivan by night”. Ivan is a stereotypically common Russian name, symbolizing secular, non-Muslim Russians in contrast to the religious figure of an imam. Etymology templates: {{m-g|An imam by day, Ivan by night}} “An imam by day, Ivan by night”, {{lit|An imam by day, Ivan by night}} Literally, “An imam by day, Ivan by night” Head templates: {{head|kk|phrase|head=күндіз имам, түнде Иван}} күндіз имам, түнде Иван • (kündız imam, tünde İvan)
  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Sunday saint (Said about hypocritical person who acts religious and moral in public but engage in contradictory and immoral behaviour in private) Wikipedia link: Kazakh alphabets#Arabic script, Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script, Kazakh alphabets#Latin script Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-күндіз_имам,_түнде_Иван-kk-phrase-IYm5-ZR7 Categories (other): Kazakh entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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