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proverb [phrase]

Sikio la kufa halisikii dawa

Maana (Definition)

A dying ear doesn't hear medicine

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

warning ignored

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

N/A

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

"Alikataa ushauri, sikio la kufa halisikii dawa"

Translation: He refused advice, a dying ear doesn't hear medicine

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