горбатого могила исправит

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “only the grave can straighten the hunchback”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐrˈbatəvə mɐˈɡʲiɫə ɪˈspravʲɪt] (phonetic respelling: горба́тово моги́ла испра́вит)

Proverb

горба́того моги́ла испра́вит • (gorbátovo mogíla isprávit)

  1. a leopard cannot change its spots
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