jak się baby nie bije, to jej wątroba gnije

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): /jak ɕɛ ˈba.bɨ ɲɛ bijɛˌ tɔ jɛj vɔnˈtrɔ.ba ˈɡɲi.jɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ijɛ

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)

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