Russian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "life is a kopek, fate is a villain".
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ʐɨzʲnʲ kɐˈpʲejkə sʊdʲˈba zɫɐˈdʲejkə]
Proverb[edit]
жизнь — копе́йка, судьба́ — злоде́йка • (žiznʹ — kopéjka, sudʹbá — zlodéjka)
- life's a bitch and then you die (expect the worst)
