չկա չարիք առանց բարիք
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "there is no bad without good". Probably a calque of Russian нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəˈka t͡ʃʰaˈɹikʰ aˈrant͡sʰ baˈɹikʰ/ [t͡ʃʰəˈkɑ t͡ʃʰɑˈɹikʰ ɑˈrɑnt͡sʰ bɑˈɹikʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈɡa t͡ʃaˈɹik aˈrant͡s paˈɹik/ [t͡ʃʰəˈɡɑ t͡ʃʰɑˈɹikʰ ɑˈrɑnt͡sʰ pʰɑˈɹikʰ] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Proverb edit
չկա չարիք առանց բարիք • (čʻka čʻarikʻ aṙancʻ barikʻ)
- every cloud has a silver lining (in every bad situation there is an element of good)