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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “when a crawfish swishes and a fish whistles”. Compare Russian когда рак на горе свистнет (kogda rak na gore svistnet), Belarusian калі рак свісне (kali rak svisnje).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jak rak ˈɕfiɕ.ɲɛ a ˈrɨ.ba ˈpiɕ.ɲɛ/
- Rhymes: -iɕɲɛ
Proverb
jak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie
- (idiomatic) cold day in Hell, when pigs fly (time of occurrence of an event that will never happen)
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