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quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija

Spanish, proverb/ˌkjen a ˌbwen ˌaɾbol se aˌrima | ˌbwena ˌsombɾa le koˈbixa/

quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija is a Spanish proverb meaning “it's not what you know but who you know” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija mean in English?

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    it's not what you know but who you know

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija?

  • /ˌkjen a ˌbwen ˌaɾbol se aˌrima | ˌbwena ˌsombɾa le koˈbixa/
  • [ˌkjẽn a ˌβ̞wẽn ˌaɾ.β̞ol se aˌri.ma | ˌbwe.na ˌsõm.bɾa le koˈβ̞i.xa]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.