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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akaedza chinhu chikaramba, haafaniri kuchimanikidzira nokuti chingazoguma chomupindukira.
English Translation
Leave off going after what cannot be had: the harm outweighs any good, and bitter regret is what it leaves you with.
Cultural Context
“In the cited passage a chief uses the saying on finding there is nothing further he can do.”
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This is a variant of
Chakona-chakona / amai havaroodzwiSome things simply cannot be done, and no amount of insisting will change that — just as one's own mother cannot be given away in marriage. Accept the impossible for what it is.