չկա չարիք առանց բարիք
Armenian
Etymology
Literally, "there is no bad without good". Probably a calque of Russian нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰəˈkɑ t͡ʃʰɑˈɾikʰ ɑˈrɑnt͡sʰ bɑˈɾikʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰəˈɡɑ t͡ʃʰɑˈɾikʰ ɑˈɾɑnt͡sʰ pʰɑˈɾikʰ]
Proverb
չկա չարիք առանց բարիք • (čʿka čʿarikʿ aṙancʿ barikʿ)
- every cloud has a silver lining (in every bad situation there is an element of good)