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Shona Definition
Kuti unzi munhu akanaka zvinotora nguva, asi kuti unzi munyangadzi hazvitori muswere. Kuita zvakanaka kunorema asi kutadza hakunetsi.
English Translation
A bad name arrives in an instant: earning a good reputation takes long effort, while a single misdeed can destroy it at once.
Cultural Context
“Applied to a formerly well-regarded person who has abruptly fallen out with the community.”
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