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proverb [proverb]

Fakiri hafilisiki

Maana (Definition)

A proverb noting that one who owns nothing has nothing left to lose.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

A pauper cannot go bankrupt

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

Fakiri hafilisiki

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Economic Proverb
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Hana hofu ya kupoteza mali maana fakiri hafilisiki."

Translation: He fears no loss of property because a pauper cannot go bankrupt.

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