egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz

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Hungarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Literally: “one of them is nineteen, the other is one short of twenty”

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɟːik ˈtizɛŋkilɛnt͡s ˈmaːʃik ˈɛɟ ˈhiːjaːn ˈhuːs]

Phrase[edit]

egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz

  1. (idiomatic) six of one, half a dozen of the other (they are equally bad)

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