cudze chwalicie, swego nie znacie

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originated in the poem Wieś by Stanisław Jachowicz (1796–1857).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡su.d͡zɛ xfalit͡ɕɛˌ ˈsfɛ.ɡɔ ɲɛ ˈzna.t͡ɕɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕɛ

Proverb[edit]

cudze chwalicie, swego nie znacie(, sami nie wiecie, co posiadacie)

  1. (idiomatic) one should know and value their own culture's or nation's achievements, instead of diminishing them

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