źle się dzieje w państwie duńskim

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Polish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈʑlɛ ɕɛ ˈd͡ʑɛ.jɛ f ˈpaɲ.stfjɛ ˈduɲ.skim/, (careful speech) /ˈʑlɛ ɕɛw̃ ˈd͡ʑɛ.jɛ f ˈpaɲ.stfjɛ ˈduɲ.skim/
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  • Syllabification: źle się dzie‧je w pań‧stwie duń‧skim

Proverb

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źle się dzieje w państwie duńskim

  1. (idiomatic) something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Further reading

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