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Shona Definition
Tsaona inoita kuti munhu achenjere pane ramangwana. Munhu wose akambopunyuka mune imwe ngozi anoziva kuti kana akapusa angangowirazve mudambudziko rakaita sairoro. Kuchenjerera tsaona zvinopa munhu kugona kuita zvaari kunge achiita dzamara azova nyanzvi.
English Translation
It is the first misfortune that really hurts, because afterwards a person takes care not to fall the same way twice. Guarding against a repeat mishap is itself what turns someone into an expert.
Cultural Context
“Said of a person who has learned caution and skill from an earlier accident or blunder.”
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This is a variant of
Chakachenjedza ndechakatangaIt is the earlier occurrence that puts a person on guard; awareness comes from what has already happened.