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Shona Definition
Munhu anenge ane chinhu chaanoziva kuti angangorasikirwa nacho haatauri zvakawanda. Mai vane rusvava havadavidzani kana kutukana nomuroyi, vanosarudza kunyarara zvavo pane kuti mwana wavo agoroyiwa.
English Translation
Someone holding something precious that he could lose keeps his mouth shut rather than draw attention to it; a mother with a baby will not trade insults with a witch, choosing silence over risking her child.
Cultural Context
“Said of a person who deliberately stays quiet to protect something valuable instead of exposing it to danger.”
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