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Bekiu a ngerel.

Fierce with the mouth.

Describes someone without real standing who talks back boldly to those with authority, a caution against empty bravado.

Traditional Palau Wisdom, Palau

Source: Traditional Palauan proverb; documented in A. Obak & R. K. McKnight, Palauan Proverbs, and Palauan Language Online (tekinged.com/misc/proverbs.php)

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