a nadie le amarga un dulce
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “a sweet is not bitter to anyone”.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /a ˌnadje le aˌmaɾɡa un ˈdulθe/ [a ˌna.ð̞je le aˌmaɾ.ɣ̞a ũn̪ ˈd̪ul̟.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /a ˌnadje le aˌmaɾɡa un ˈdulse/ [a ˌna.ð̞je le aˌmaɾ.ɣ̞a ũn̪ ˈd̪ul.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: a na‧die le a‧mar‧ga un dul‧ce
=== Proverb ===
a nadie le amarga un dulce
something is better than nothing
=== Further reading ===
“a nadie le amarga un dulce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025