holtig tanul az ember

Hungarian

Etymology

From holt (“death”) +‎ -ig (“until”, case suffix) +‎ tanul (“to learn”) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ ember (“man”), literally: one learns until death.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈholtiɡ ˌtɒnul ɒz ˌɛmbɛr]
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Proverb

holtig tanul az ember

  1. live and learn (there is always a lesson in life)
    Synonyms: jó pap holtig tanul, mindig tanul az ember
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