голь на выдумку хитра

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, "poor people are crafty".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡolʲ nɐ‿ˈvɨdʊmkʊ xʲɪˈtra]

Proverb

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го́ль на вы́думку хитра́ (gólʹ na výdumku xitrá)

  1. necessity is the mother of invention