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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “where two fight, the third one benefits ”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ɕɛ ˈbi.jɛ | ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta/, (careful speech) /ˈɡd͡ʑɛ ˈdvux ɕɛw̃ ˈbi.jɛ | ˈtam ˈtʂɛ.t͡ɕi kɔˈʐɘs.ta/
- Syllabification: gdzie dwóch się bi‧je, tam trze‧ci ko‧rzys‧ta
Proverb
gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta
- (idiomatic) while two dogs are fighting for bone, a third one runs away with it (when two people are involved in an issue, they might miss that the third party benefits from it)
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