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proverb [proverb]

Mchimba kisima huingia mwenyewe

Maana (Definition)

Moral proverb warning that those who plot harm for others end up suffering their own malicious schemes.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

he who digs a pit falls into it himself / plotters trapped by their own trap

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mtego wa panya huingia waliomo na wasiomo

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

"Usipange njama dhidi ya mwenzako kwani mchimba kisima huingia mwenyewe."

Translation: Do not plot against your companion because he who digs a pit falls into it himself.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
malipo ni hapa hapaRuka mtego uwe huru
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