vak tyúk is talál szemet
Hungarian
Etymology
vak (“blind”) + tyúk (“hen”) + is (“even”) + talál (“to find”) + szem (“grain”) + -et (accusative suffix), literally “even a blind hen finds grain”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɒkcuːk iʃ ˈtɒlaːl ˈsɛmɛt]
Proverb
- (idiomatic) even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while, a stopped clock is right twice a day (even a usually clumsy or foolish person can be right sometimes, even if it is just by chance; even an unlucky person can be lucky once in a while)
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