nyugtával dicsérd a napot
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Literally: “praise the day [only] at sunset”, from nyugta (“sunset”) + -val (“with”, case suffix) + dicsér (“to praise”) + -d (personal suffix) + a (“the”) + nap (“day”) + -ot (accusative suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- (idiomatic) don't count your chickens before they're hatched, it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (don't criticize or praise something until it has been completed)
References edit
- Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN