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Shona Definition
Chinhu chose chakanaka chinoda kubatwa noutsanana noruzivo. Kana munhu asina ruzivo akapiwa chinhu chakanaka anochiparadza chichibva chashaya basa.
English Translation
Something as good as peanut butter should only be licked once the hands are clean. Anything of value needs to be handled cleanly and skilfully, for in unskilled hands a good thing gets ruined and becomes useless.
Cultural Context
“Applied when something valuable is entrusted to a careless or untrained person.”
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