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 ɒˈlɛvɛ]
Proverb
olcsó húsnak híg a leve
- you get what you pay for (a cheap merchandise will have cheap quality)