голь на выдумку хитра

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "poor people are crafty".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡolʲ nɐ‿ˈvɨdʊmkʊ xʲɪˈtra]

Proverb[edit]

го́ль на вы́думку хитра́ (gólʹ na výdumku xitrá)

  1. necessity is the mother of invention