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quien quiera peces, que moje el culo

Spanish, proverb/ˌkjen ˌkjeɾa ˌpeθes | ke ˌmoxe el ˈkulo/

quien quiera peces, que moje el culo is a Spanish proverb meaning “you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs; one must sometimes deal with unpleasant circumstances in order to achieve a goal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does quien quiera peces, que moje el culo mean in English?

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    you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs; one must sometimes deal with unpleasant circumstances in order to achieve a goal

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

How do you pronounce quien quiera peces, que moje el culo?

  • /ˌkjen ˌkjeɾa ˌpeθes | ke ˌmoxe el ˈkulo/
  • [ˌkjẽŋ ˌkje.ɾa ˌpe.θes | ke ˌmo.xe el ˈku.lo]
  • /ˌkjen ˌkjeɾa ˌpeses | ke ˌmoxe el ˈkulo/

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