orła wrona nie pokona

Polish

Etymology

Rhyme, literally "a crow won't beat an eagle". A reference to Military Council of National Salvation, a military junta that ruled during the period of martial law in Poland, the initialism of which (WRON) was very similar to wrona (“crow”), and the Polish coat of arms, a white eagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.wa ˈvrɔ.na ɲɛ pɔˈkɔ.na/
• Syllabification: or‧ła wro‧na nie po‧ko‧na

Proverb

orła wrona nie pokona

1. (historical, idiomatic) anti-communist resistance will not be defeated by repressions and martial law

Further reading

• orła wrona nie pokona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• orła wrona nie pokona in Polish dictionaries at PWN