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jak się baby nie bije, to jej wątroba gnije

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, if you don't beat a woman, then her liver will rot, chosen for its rhyming nature.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈjak ɕɛ ˈba.bɘ ɲɛ ˈbi.jɛ | ˈtɔ ˈjɛj vɔnˈtrɔ.ba ˈɡɲi.jɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈjak ɕɛw̃ ˈba.bɘ ɲɛ ˈbi.jɛ | ˈtɔ ˈjɛj vɔnˈtrɔ.ba ˈɡɲi.jɛ/
  • Syllabification: jak się ba‧by nie bi‧je, to jej wą‧tro‧ba gni‧je

Proverb

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jak się baby nie bije, to jej wątroba gnije

  1. (idiomatic) men are usually the dominant ones in a marriage, which is why they have to hit their wives into submission (usually used to justify violence against women)

Further reading

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