quem não chora, não mama

Portuguese

Etymology

Roughly, "those who don't cry, don't get breastfeed".

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ nũˈʃɔ.ɾɐ nũˈmɐ̃.mɐ/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ nũˈʃɔ.ɾɐ nũˈmɐ̃.mɐ], /ˈkẽj̃ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈʃɔ.ɾɐ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈmɐ̃.mɐ/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈʃɔ.ɾɐ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈmɐ̃.mɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃ nũˈʃɔ.ɾa nũˈmɐ.ma/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ nũˈʃɔ.ɾa nũˈmɐ.ma], /ˈkẽj̃ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈʃɔ.ɾa ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈmɐ.ma/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃ ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈʃɔ.ɾa ˈnɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ˈmɐ.ma]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈʃɔ.ɾɐ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈmɐ.mɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈt͡ʃɔ.ɾɐ ˈnɐ̃w̃ ˈma.mɐ/

Proverb

quem não chora, não mama

the squeaky wheel gets the grease
O cachorro pede para arrumar água e ração, porque quem não chora não mama.
The dog asks to get water and food, because the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Further reading

“quem não chora não mama” in Dicionário inFormal.

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