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Shona Definition
Kune zvimwe zvinhu zvisingagoni kuitika nyangwe dai zvonakira nokukwezva munhu zvakadii. Hanzvadzi-sikana kunyange ine runako runodzima moto wamakwande, haigoni kuroorwa nehanzvadzi yake.
English Translation
Fruit on a tree up a steep bank is there to be looked at and nothing more. Certain things simply cannot come about, however pleasing and however strong the pull they exert: a sister may have beauty enough to put out a fire, yet her brother cannot marry her.
Cultural Context
“Said of something desirable that lies out of reach or is forbidden, as with a brother and his own sister.”
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