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proverb [proverb]

Pwaguzi hupata pwaguzi zaidi

Maana (Definition)

Proverb warning tricksters that they will eventually encounter someone even trickier who will outsmart them.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

A rogue meets a cleverer rogue / there is always someone sharper

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

mjanja hupatana na mjanja mzito

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Urban & Coastal Folklore
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Aliyejaribu kumtapeli Mzee alitapeliwa yeye mwenyewe"

Translation: pwaguzi hupata pwaguzi zaidi.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
He who tried to swindle the Elder got swindled himselfa rogue meets a cleverer rogueMjanja hupata mjanja mwenzakeSiku za mwizi ni arobaini
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