da lachen ja die Hühner

German

Etymology

Literally, “the chickens (will) laugh at that”. Compare Russian курам на смех (kuram na smex, “for the chickens to laugh at”) with a similar meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː ˈlaχn̩ jaː diː ˈhyːnɐ/

Phrase

da lachen ja die Hühner

1. (idiomatic) Exclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory.

References

• “Huhn” in Duden online: see under section Wendungen, Redensarten, Sprichwörter