vak tyúk is talál szemet

Hungarian

Etymology

vak (“blind”) +‎ tyúk (“hen”) +‎ is (“even”) +‎ talál (“to find”) +‎ szem (“grain”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix), literally “even a blind hen finds grain”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒkcuːk iʃ ˈtɒlaːl ˈsɛmɛt]

Proverb

vak tyúk is talál szemet

1. (idiomatic) even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while, a stopped clock is right twice a day (even a usually clumsy or foolish person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance; even an unlucky person can be lucky once in a while)