ни пуха ни пера
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Russian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ни пу́ха! (ni púxa!)
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]ни пу́ха ни пера́! • (ni púxa ni perá!)
Usage notes
[edit]- Rather than thanking, the traditional response to this is к чёрту! (k čórtu!, “to the devil!”), it's supposed to bring luck.
- The meaning of the phrase is approximately "(I hope) you will not get a single feather," as would be spoken to a bird hunter, with usage and meaning akin to the English phrase "break a leg" and the German "Hals- und Beinbruch!".
- The literal meaning is "Neither down nor feathers".