не говори «гоп», пока не перепрыгнешь

Russian

Etymology

Literally: "don't say "hop" until you jumped over".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ɡəvɐˈrʲi ɡop | pɐˈka nʲɪ‿pʲɪrʲɪˈprɨɡnʲɪʂ]
  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ɡəvɐˈrʲi ˈɣop | pɐˈka nʲɪ‿pʲɪrʲɪˈprɨɡnʲɪʂ]

Proverb

не говори́ «гоп» пока́ не перепры́гнешь • (ne govorí “gop” poká ne pereprýgnešʹ)

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched
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