proverb [proverb]

Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe

Maana (Definition)

A proverb meaning the curses or ill wishes of a weak person cannot harm a powerful person who is protected.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

A chicken's curse does not harm the hawk

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Philosophical Proverb

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Usihofu maneno yao mabaya kwani dua la kuku halimpati mwewe."

Translation: Do not fear their bad words because a chicken's curse does not harm a hawk.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Tahadhari ni kinga Chini ya ulinzi