когда рак на горе свистнет

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “when the crawfish whistles on the mountain”. Compare Polish jak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie, Ukrainian коли́ рак на горі́ сви́сне (kolý rak na horí svýsne), and Belarusian калі рак свісне (kali rak svisnje).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəɡdɐ‿ˈrak nə‿ɡɐˈrʲe ˈsvʲisnʲɪt]

Phrase

когда ра́к на горе́ сви́стнет • (kogda rák na goré svístnet)

  1. when pigs fly, never
    Synonym: по́сле до́ждичка в четве́рг (pósle dóždička v četvérg)

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