"Mädchen, die pfeifen, und Hühnern, die krähen, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehen" meaning in All languages combined

See Mädchen, die pfeifen, und Hühnern, die krähen, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehen on Wiktionary

Proverb [German]

Etymology: Literally, "girls that whistle and hens that crow, need their necks wrung in good time". Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} Mädchen, die pfeifen, und Hühnern, die krähen, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehen
  1. (dated when humorous, otherwise archaic) a whistling girl and a crowing hen always come to some bad end; used to discourage girls from whistling, which was formerly considered indecorous Synonyms: Mädchen, die pfeifen, und Hühnern, die krähn, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehn (english: reflecting the pronunciation according to the metre), Mädchen, die flöten, und Hühnern, die krähen, soll man beizeiten die Hälse umdrehen, ... krähn ... umdrehn, Mädchen, die pfeifen, und Hennen, die krähen, soll man beizeiten, die Hälse umdrehen
    Sense id: en-Mädchen,_die_pfeifen,_und_Hühnern,_die_krähen,_soll_man_beizeiten_die_Hälse_umdrehen-de-proverb-7w1YpyCa Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German proverbs

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