proverb [proverb]

Panzi hafi kwa mzozo

Maana (Definition)

Proverb teaching that idle threats and verbal noise cannot harm a determined person.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

a grasshopper does not die from noise / idle threats harm no one

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

maneno tu hayana madhara

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Proverb

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Usiogope maneno yao maana panzi hafi kwa mzozo."

Translation: Do not fear their words because a grasshopper does not die from noise.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

maneno si kitu usihofu