лєпше тащок у руки як голуб на древе

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Literally, “better a bird/sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the tree”. Variants across other languages include pigeons being on roofs or branches.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʎɛpʃɛ ˈtaʃt͡ʃɔk ˈu ˈruki ˈjak ˈɦɔlup ˈna ˈdrɛvɛ]
  • Hyphenation: лєп‧ше та‧щок у ру‧ки як го‧луб на дре‧ве

Proverb

лєпше тащок у руки як голуб на древе (ljepše taščok u ruki jak holub na dreve)

  1. (idiomatic) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

References

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