Konzi ya maji haifumbatiki
KEnglish Translation
A handful of water cannot be grasped
Context & Meaning
Some things cannot be held onto
Proverb ID
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Kufa kikondoo, ndiko kufa kiungwana
To die like a sheep is to die like a gentleman
To die like a sheep is to die like a gentleman
Kumla nguru si kazi, kazi kumwosha
It is no trouble to eat a king-fish, the trouble l...
It is no trouble to eat a king-fish, the trouble l...
Kamba hukatikia pembamba
A rope parts where it is thinnest
A rope parts where it is thinnest
Kuku mgeni hakosi kamba mgouni
A new fowl does not lack a string round its leg
A new fowl does not lack a string round its leg
Kila chombo kwa wimbile
Every vessel has its own waves
Every vessel has its own waves