olcsó húsnak híg a leve

Hungarian

Etymology

olcsó (“cheap”) +‎ hús (“meat”) +‎ -nak (dative suffix) +‎ híg (“thin”) +‎ a (“the”) +‎ lé (“gravy”) +‎ -e (possessive suffix), approximately: "cheap meat makes thin gravy"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈolt͡ʃoː ˈhuːʃnɒk ˈhiːɡ ɒ ˈlɛvɛ]
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Proverb

olcsó húsnak híg a leve

  1. you get what you pay for (a cheap merchandise will have cheap quality)
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