слышал звон, да не знает, где он

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "he heard the (bell) sound but doesn't know where it is".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɫɨʂəɫ ˈzvon | ˈda nʲɪ‿ˈzna(j)ɪt | ˈɡdʲe ˈon]

Proverb

слы́шал зво́н, да не зна́ет, где о́н • (slýšal zvón, da ne znájet, gde ón)

1. (idiomatic) somebody doesn't know what he is talking about