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Shona Definition
Zvinhu zvinonetsa kubata hazviitirwi chimbichimbi nazvo, zvinotiza. Musikana kana achipfimbwa anotonyengetedzwa nokutaurirwa mazwi anorezva pfungwa dzake kuti agobvuma.
English Translation
Rush at whatever is hard to lay hold of and it escapes you. Because birds take fright so readily, all kinds of lures and contrivances are used to trap them.
Cultural Context
“Applied above all to a girl being courted: her agreement comes through coaxing talk that charms her, not through haste.”
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