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Shona Definition
Ziva nzira dzokuwana zvinokubatsira. Unowana masvikiro pane chinhu chaunoda nokupota navamwe.
English Translation
Learn the routes that lead to what you want; often you reach a goal by going through someone else rather than at it directly.
Cultural Context
“Said of indirect approaches, as when a child who wants something from the father gets there more reliably by first going to the mother.”
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