idiom [phrase]

Ahadi ya mwezi

Maana (Definition)

A metaphor for an attractive promise made at night or in emotion that is never fulfilled.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

empty moonlit promise / unkept pledge

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

maneno ya hewa

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Metaphor

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Maneno yake yalikuwa ahadi ya mwezi tu."

Translation: His words were merely an unkept moonlit promise.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Gubeti la uongozi hilila