"nid wrth ei big y mae mesur cyffylog" meaning in Welsh

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Proverb

IPA: /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə maːɨ̯ ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/ [North-Wales, standard], /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə mai̯ ˌmɛsɪr kəˈfəlɔɡ/ [South-Wales, standard], /ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌmɛsɪr kəˈfəlɔɡ/ [South-Wales, colloquial]
Head templates: {{head|cy|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. Synonyms: nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog
    Sense id: en-nid_wrth_ei_big_y_mae_mesur_cyffylog-cy-proverb-GqTWDbNx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh proverbs
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      "ipa": "/ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə maːɨ̯ ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˌnɪd ʊrθ i ˌbiːɡ ə ma ˌmɛsɨ̞r kəˈfəlɔɡ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌnɪd ʊrθ ei̯ ˌbiːɡ ə mai̯ ˌmɛsɪr kəˈfəlɔɡ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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