kažile kiža, a hiirele rida

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Livvi

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Etymology

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Literally: "A game for a cat, and a trap for a mouse".

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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kažile kiža, a hiirele rida

  1. one man's meat is another man's poison

References

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  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 58