не говори «гоп», пока не перепрыгнешь

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, don't say 'hop' until you jumped over.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ɡəvɐˈrʲi ɡop | pɐˈka nʲɪ‿pʲɪrʲɪˈprɨɡnʲɪʂ]
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ɡəvɐˈrʲi ˈɣop | pɐˈka nʲɪ‿pʲɪrʲɪˈprɨɡnʲɪʂ]

Proverb

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не говори́ «гоп» пока́ не перепры́гнешь (ne govorí «gop» poká ne pereprýgnešʹ)

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched