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  What it means

  “The egg is wiser than the hen.” Another variant of the proverb about presumptuous youth or inexperience claiming to know better than experience.

  English equivalent

  Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

  Vocabulary

  • mędrzejszy — wiser (archaic comparative)
  • jaje — egg (archaic/formal)
  • kura — hen

  Grammar note

  'Mędrzejsze' is an archaic comparative of 'mądre'. 'Niż kura' introduces the comparison.

  Cultural context

  One of several variants of this proverb. 'Jaje' is a more formal or archaic form compared to the colloquial 'jajko'.

  Intermediate

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