lepší vrabec v hrsti nežli holub na střeše

Czech

Etymology

Literally, “better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof”. Compare Russian лу́чше сини́ца в руке́, чем жура́вль в не́бе (lúčše siníca v ruké, čem žurávlʹ v nébe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛpʃiː vrabɛt͡s vɦr̩scɪ nɛʒlɪ ɦolup na str̝̊ɛʃɛ]

Proverb

lepší vrabec v hrsti nežli holub na střeše

  1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

See also

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