со кротце, со благо и со малко кютек
Bulgarian
editAlternative forms
edit- съ кротцѣ, съ благо и съ малцѣ кютекъ (s krotcě, s blago i s malcě kjutek) (Pre-reform orthography (1945))
Etymology
editCatch-phrase[1] of the early 20th-century Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrej Ljapčev in his native West Macedonian dialect (nowadays, part of Macedonian).
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editсо кро́тце, со бла́го и со ма́лко кюте́к • (so krótce, so blágo i so málko kjuték)
- (literally) with calmness, with gentleness, and with a little brawling
- → (in politics and interpersonal relations) [to conduct oneself] with tact and consideration but [when that does not work] to fight for your beliefs