нема лиха без добра

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "there is no evil without good". Compare with Russian нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [neˈma ˈɫɪxɐ bɛz dɔˈbra]

Phrase

нема́ ли́ха без добра́ • (nemá lýxa bez dobrá)

  1. (idiomatic) a blessing in disguise, something bad that has a good result.
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