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trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, [a] blind hen has caught a seed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /traˈfi.wɔ ɕɛ ˈɕlɛ.pɛj ˈku.ʐɛ ˈʑar.nɔ/, (careful speech) /traˈfi.wɔ ɕɛw̃ ˈɕlɛ.pɛj ˈku.ʐɛ ˈʑar.nɔ/
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  • Syllabification: tra‧fi‧ło się śle‧pej ku‧rze ziar‧no

Proverb

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trafiło się ślepej kurze ziarno

  1. (idiomatic) a stopped clock is right twice a day, even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

Further reading

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