хрен редьки не слаще

Russian

Etymology

хрен (xren) +‎ ре́дьки (rédʹki) +‎ не (ne) +‎ сла́ще (slášče), literally horseradish is not sweeter than radish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xrʲen ˈrʲetʲkʲɪ nʲɪ‿ˈsɫaɕːe]

Proverb

хрен ре́дьки не сла́ще • (xren rédʹki ne slášče)

  1. neither option is better than the other