da lachen ja die Hühner

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “the chickens (will) laugh at that”. Compare Russian курам на смех (kuram na smex, “for the chickens to laugh at”) with a similar meaning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daː ˈlaχn̩ jaː diː ˈhyːnɐ/ === Phrase === da lachen ja die Hühner (idiomatic) Exclamation at something ridiculous, silly, or completely unsatisfactory. === References === “Huhn” in Duden online: see under section Wendungen, Redensarten, Sprichwörter