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proverb [proverb]

Njia ya mkato ni njia ya mkasa

Maana (Definition)

Proverb warning against taking unethical or rushed shortcuts in life as they often end in disaster.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

A shortcut is a way to calamity / shortcuts cause trouble

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

shortcut ni ngori

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

"Usijaribu kuiba kwenye mtihani"

Translation: njia ya mkato ni njia ya mkasa.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
Do not try to cheat on the examtaking a shortcut leads to calamityHaraka haraka haina barakaPupa huzaa mwana wa haramu
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