nyugtával dicsérd a napot

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: “praise the day [only] at sunset”, from nyugta (“sunset”) +‎ -val (“with”, case suffix) +‎ dicsér (“to praise”) +‎ -d (personal suffix) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ nap (“day”) +‎ -ot (accusative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲuktaːvɒl ˈdit͡ʃeːrd ɒ ˈnɒpot]

Phrase

nyugtával dicsérd a napot

1. (idiomatic) don't count your chickens before they're hatched, it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (don't criticize or praise something until it has been completed)

References

• Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN