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Shona Definition
Vanzwanani vanenge vaine nhamo dzakafanana havasemburani. Vanotobatsirana sokugona kwavanoita nako.
English Translation
Two people burdened by the same hardship rarely turn on each other, since each depends on the other to get by. They help one another as far as their means allow.
Cultural Context
“Applied to people locked into a shared predicament — the book gives the example of two prisoners sharing a cell.”
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