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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “bad things are happening in the Danish state”. Calque of English something is rotten in the state of Denmark from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈʑlɛ ɕɛ ˈd͡ʑɛ.jɛ f ˈpaɲ.stfjɛ ˈduɲ.skim/, (careful speech) /ˈʑlɛ ɕɛw̃ ˈd͡ʑɛ.jɛ f ˈpaɲ.stfjɛ ˈduɲ.skim/
- Syllabification: źle się dzie‧je w pań‧stwie duń‧skim
Proverb
źle się dzieje w państwie duńskim
- (idiomatic) something is rotten in the state of Denmark
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