Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “they count chicks in autumn”; more freely, “one should count one's chicks in autumn[, not before]”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [t͡sɨˈplʲat pɐ‿ˈosʲɪnʲɪ ɕːɪˈtajʊt]
Proverb[edit]
цыпля́т по о́сени счита́ют • (cyplját po óseni sčitájut)
- don't count your chickens before they're hatched