писи сиротки Хаси

Russian

Alternative forms

• писи сиротки Аси (pisi sirotki Asi), писи пани Хаси (pisi pani Xasi)

Etymology

Literally, “wee-wee (urine) of Khasya the Little Orphan”, originally referring to a Yiddish play and movie Khasye di yesoyme of Jacob Gordin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲisʲɪ sʲɪˈrotkʲɪ ˈxasʲɪ]

Proverb

пи́си сиро́тки Ха́си • (písi sirótki Xási)

1. (colloquial, humorous) a weak tea made of re-used tea leaves (boiled secundary)

Synonyms

• белые ночи (belyje noči)

See also

• чифир (čifir), чифирь (čifirʹ)