Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kuchhar-kudi-te-shehar-dhindora/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora Say it**KUCHH-ar KOO-ree te SHEH-har DHIN-doh-ra**Type**Saying** In short Kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora (ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ) is a Punjabi saying about searching far and wide, with a public fuss, for something that was close at hand all along, like the child sitting in the lap while the town is told she is lost. ## How it's used 1. 1ਚਾਬੀਆਂ ਜੇਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਸਾਰਾ ਘਰ ਫਰੋਲ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੋ ਗਈ੤The keys were in my pocket and I turned the whole house upside down: a true case of the child in the lap and the proclamation in the town. _the lost thing was never lost_ 2. 2ਦਾਦੀ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਹੱਸ ਕੇ ਕਿਹਾ, ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ, ਫੋਨ ਤਾਂ ਤੇਰੇ ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਹੈ੤Grandmother laughed and said, the child is in your lap and the town is being told: the phone is right in your hand. _the saying used teasingly at home_ 3. 3ਐਨਕਾਂ ਸਿਰ ਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਈਆਂ ਸਨ, ਪਰ ਉਹ ਘੰਟਾ ਭਰ ਮੇਜ਼ ਤੇ ਲੱਭਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ੤His glasses were pushed up on his head, but he kept searching the table for a full hour. _the everyday scene the saying describes_ Show 1 more example 1. 4ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਵੇਖ ਲੈ, ਨਹੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ੤Look close by first, or it will become a case of the child in the lap and the proclamation in the town. _advice built on the saying_ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ: ਜਿਹੜੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਕੋਲ ਹੀ ਪਈ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਦੂਰ ਤੱਕ ਲੱਭਦੇ ਫਿਰਨਾ੤ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੁਛੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੱਚੀ ਬੈਠੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ ਪਿੱਟਿਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬੱਚੀ ਗੁਆਚ ਗਈ ਹੈ੤ ਇਹ ਅਖਾਣ ਹਾਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਹੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਬੰਦਾ ਘਬਰਾ ਕੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਢੂੰਡ ਮਚਾ ਦੇਵੇ ਤੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਹੀ ਨਿਕਲ ਆਵੇ੤ ## What does kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora mean in Punjabi? Kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora (ਕੁਛੜ ਕੁੜੀ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਢਿੰਢੋਰਾ) is a Punjabi saying for making a public fuss searching for something that was close at hand all along. Word for word, the child is sitting in someone's lap while a proclamation about the lost child is being announced through the whole town: the search is loud and far reaching, but the answer was never actually lost. ## What is a dhindora? A dhindora is a public proclamation, in older times announced through a town by a caller, often with a drum, so that everyone heard the news at once: a lost child, a stray animal, an official order. The saying sets that loud, town wide announcement against the quiet fact of the child sitting safely in a lap. The bigger the fuss grows, the funnier the gap between the search and the thing being searched for. ## When do people say kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora? Families say it, almost always teasingly, at the end of a frantic hunt for something that turns out to be right there: reading glasses pushed up on the forehead, keys in the pocket of the coat being worn, a phone held in the very hand that is searching the sofa for it. The saying lands kindly because nearly everyone has lived it, and it gently teases the searcher for announcing to the whole house before checking the obvious place first. ## Is the saying used in anger? Rarely. Its humour depends on relief: the lost thing is found, and safe, so the fuss can be laughed about. Said with a smile by a grandmother or an elder, kuchhar kudi te shehar dhindora closes the episode and turns a moment of panic into a family story that will be retold whenever someone next loses their glasses. ## Related words [ਅੱਖਾਂ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣਾakkhan khulhnaTo finally see the truth](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/akkhan-khulhna/)[ਸ਼ਹਿਰsheherCity; town](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/sheher/) Sources (2) 1. [15 Muhavre That Every Punjabi Can Relate To | Ghaint Punjab](https://ghaintpunjab.com/15-muhavre-that-every-punjabi-can-relate-to/) 2. [15 Fun Punjabi Idioms To Learn Now | Ling](https://ling-app.com/blog/punjabi-idioms/) [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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