Russian | English |
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кувшин noun {m} | ewer(widemouthed pitcher) jar [jars](small, approximately cylindrical container) jug [jugs](serving vessel) pitcher [pitchers](A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids) |
кувшинка noun {f} | water lily [water lilies](Any members of Nymphaeaceae) |
повадился кувшин по воду ходить — там ему и голову сломить phrase | the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last(When you use a thing too much, it ultimately breaks) |