jó bornak nem kell cégér
Appearance
Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “good wine doesn’t need a sign”. From jó (“good”) + bor (“wine”) + -nak (dative suffix) + nem (“no”) + kell (“need”) + cégér (“sign”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proverb
[edit]- good wine needs no bush (something good does not need to be advertised)
- 1922, Lajos Kádár, Rendellenességek a méhészetben (Anomalies in beekeeping)[1], page 140:
- Ha nagyon hangoztatod kaptárad kiválóságát, gyanús: a jó bornak nem kell cégér.
- If you are very vocal about the excellence of your hive, it is suspicious: good wine needs no bush.