Cifu
Noun
Singular: icifu
Plural: ififu
MEANING
Stomach
Example of use
Ici cifu ca ngulube MEANING: This is the stomach for the wild pig.
FIGURATIVE SPEECH/ IDIOMS/ PHRASES/COLLOQUIUAL USE/ EXPRESSIONS.
Kushe cifu LITERAL TRANSLATION Enlarge or fill the stomach MEANING eat a lot
Cefye cifu LITERAL TRANSLATION reduce the stomach MEANING tighten the belt
PROVERBS
Icifu ca ngulube: kaupane ne ng’umba.
Literal translation
Thewild pig decided to marry a barren wife.
Meaning
Letpeople marry if they love one another
Bemba meaning
Ico bambi bapatile bambi kuti bacitemwa. uulefwaya ukuupa uwang'ongomulekeni umwine.
Similar proverb
Icifu ca ngulube, cilya uucitemenwe
Icifu cabngulube, citemwa umwine
PROVERB 2
Icifu ca ngulube, citemwa umwine
Literal translation
It is like a pig's stomach: whoeverlikes it is welcome to it.
Meaning
There is no accounting for tastes
Bemba meaning
Icishili cakupatikisha. Icintu ngataucitemenwe wionaula, epali kuli abacitemenwe.
Similar proverb
Icifu ca ngulube, cilya uucitemenwe
Icifu ca ngulube: kaupane ne ng’umba.