после дождичка в четверг

Russian

Etymology

Literally "after a rain on Thursday".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpos⁽ʲ⁾lʲe ˈdoʐdʲɪt͡ɕkə f‿t͡ɕɪtˈvʲerk]
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Adverb

по́сле до́ждичка в четве́рг • (pósle dóždička v četvérg)

  1. when pigs fly ("never", expressed by an idiom describing an event that cannot possibly ever occur)
    Synonym: когда ра́к на горе́ сви́стнет (kogda rák na goré svístnet)
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