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Shona Definition
Zvinhu zvizhinji zvinowanzotarisika kunaka kwazvo asi izvo zvakaipa. Munhu anoyemurwa pamusana porunako rwapameso ndiye ane zvitema zvakavanzika.
English Translation
What looks fine out in the field turns into grumbling once it is back home; outward attractiveness often hides serious flaws of character.
Cultural Context
“Quoted to puncture the assumption that a good-looking girl must also have a faultless character.”
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