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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akasarangwa achiri mudiki kana azokura haazorangwi akanzwa.
English Translation
Correction only works on the young; a grown person is a law unto himself and cannot be made to listen if he was never disciplined as a child.
Cultural Context
“Said when an adult turns down every piece of advice, as a reason to stop trying and let him be.”
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