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Fimbi huru / iri mumwoyo

Shona Definition

Chinhu chinenge chiri muhana yomunhu, chakavanzika sezvakaita chinhu chiri muninga. Hapana munhu angafembera zvaunofunga kana usina kuzvireva iwe mbune.

English Translation

What you keep inside your heart is as well hidden as something stored in a cave; no one can guess your thoughts unless you yourself speak them out.

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This is a variant of

Chiri mudundu / chiri muninga

Whatever is held in the chest is as good as hidden away in a cave. What a person keeps inside is out of everyone else's reach.