przyganiał kocioł garnkowi

Polish

Etymology

Literally: "the cauldron scorned the pot (yet it dirties with soot itself)". The verb is not przeganiać (“to chase away”), but an archaic form of ganić (“to scorn, to chastise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɨˈɡa.ɲaw ˈkɔ.t͡ɕɔw ɡarˈnkɔ.vʲi/

Proverb

przyganiał kocioł garnkowi(, a sam smoli)

  1. the pot is calling the kettle black
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