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> Zolotaya Rybka Hadn't heard that phrase before. This appears to be a decent explanation: https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/zolotaya-rybka/ https:
by jobu 8y ago
> Zolotaya Rybka
Hadn't heard that phrase before. This appears to be a decent explanation:
https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/zolotaya-rybka/ https://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/zolotaya-rybka/
"If you’re too greedy, you’ll lose everything."
- jacquesm 8y ago'Zolotaya' -> made of gold or golden, 'Rybka' -> fish. The Polish currency is named 'złoty', which also has its roots in gold.
- sorokod 8y ago'Rybka' is the diminutive of fish - 'Ryba'
- jacquesm 8y agoTo nie ja, to rybka!
- deanCommie 8y agoYeah but it's more than that. It's not just "golden fishy", it's also a ubiquitous (in Russia) Russian fable, as the parent comment mentioned.