век живи — век учись

Russian

Alternative forms
  • век живи́ - век учи́сь (vek živí - vek učísʹ)
  • век живи́, век учи́сь (vek živí, vek učísʹ)
  • век живи́, век учи́сь, а дурако́м помрёшь (vek živí, vek učísʹ, a durakóm pomrjóšʹ) (literally, "live a century, learn a century, and you'll die a fool")

Etymology

Literally, "live for a century, learn for a century".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vʲeɡ ʐɨˈvʲi | vʲek ʊˈt͡ɕisʲ]

Proverb

век живи́ — век учи́сь! • (vek živí — vek učísʹ!)

  1. it's never too late to mend; you're never too old to learn, live and learn
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