Maji ya kifuu ni bahari ya chungu
MEnglish Translation
The water in a coconut shell is an ocean to an ant
Context & Meaning
Perspective is everything; a small thing can be immense to someone else
Proverb ID
#231Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mzoea kunyonga, kuchinja hawezi
He who is used to strangling cannot slaughter
He who is used to strangling cannot slaughter
Maneno makali hayavunji mfupa
Harsh words do not break bones
Harsh words do not break bones
Maskini akipata, matako hulia mbwata
When a poor man gets something, his buttocks cry "...
When a poor man gets something, his buttocks cry "...
Mti hawendi ila kwa nyenzo
A log cannot move except by the help of rollers
A log cannot move except by the help of rollers
Mkono mtupu haulambwi
An empty hand is not licked
An empty hand is not licked