quien no llora, no mama

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “he who doesn't weep, doesn't breastfeed”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌkjen ˌno ˌʝoɾa | ˌno ˈmama/ [ˌkjẽn ˌno ˌʝo.ɾa | ˌno ˈma.ma]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌkjen ˌno ˌʝoɾa | ˌno ˈmama/ [ˌkjẽn ˌno ˌʝo.ɾa | ˌno ˈma.ma]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌkjen ˌno ˌʎoɾa | ˌno ˈmama/ [ˌkjẽn ˌno ˌʎo.ɾa | ˌno ˈma.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌkjen ˌno ˌʃoɾa | ˌno ˈmama/ [ˌkjẽn ˌno ˌʃo.ɾa | ˌno ˈma.ma]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌkjen ˌno ˌʒoɾa | ˌno ˈmama/ [ˌkjẽn ˌno ˌʒo.ɾa | ˌno ˈma.ma]

• Syllabification: quien no llo‧ra, no ma‧ma

Proverb

quien no llora, no mama

1. the squeaky wheel gets the grease

See also

• al que no habla, Dios no lo oye