jak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “when a crawfish swishes and a fish whistles”. Compare Ukrainian коли́ рак на горі́ сви́сне (kolý rak na horí svýsne), Russian когда рак на горе свистнет (kogda rak na gore svistnet), and Belarusian калі рак свісне (kali rak svisnje).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjak ˈrak ˈɕfiɕ.ɲɛ a‿ˈrɘ.ba ˈpiɕ.ɲɛ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: jak rak świś‧nie a‿ry‧ba piś‧nie

Proverb

jak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie

  1. (idiomatic) cold day in Hell, when pigs fly (time of occurrence of an event that will never happen)

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