Maji yakimwagika hayazoleki
MEnglish Translation
If water is spilled, it cannot be gathered up
Context & Meaning
Some actions are irreversible, like spilled water
Proverb ID
#233Type
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Proverbs starting with "M"
Mtumi wa kunga haambiwi maana
The carrier of a secret message is not told its me...
The carrier of a secret message is not told its me...
Mla, mla leo; mla jana kala nini?
The real eater is today's eater; what has the eate...
The real eater is today's eater; what has the eate...
Mbio za sakafuni huishia ukingoni
Running on a roof finishes at the edge
Running on a roof finishes at the edge
Mkono usioweza kuukata, ubusu
Kiss the hand you cannot cut off
Kiss the hand you cannot cut off
Mwizi hushikwa na mwizi mwenziwe
A thief is caught by his fellow thief
A thief is caught by his fellow thief