ne igyál előre a medve bőrére

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: "do not drink (i.e. rejoice) in advance on the hide of a bear (still at large)"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛjiɟaːl ˈɛløːrɛ ɒ ˈmɛdvɛ ˈbøːreːrɛ]

Proverb

ne igyál előre a medve bőrére

1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched

Further reading

• Gyula Paczolay: 750 Hungarian proverbs, 1991 [1]