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Shona Definition
Munhu anozviona nokuzvichema saiye oga anotambudzika pano panyika kana awirwa nenhamo mbiri kana kuti zhinji nenguva imwe chete.
English Translation
How much am I expected to endure — baldness and gap-teeth at once? A person feels singularly cursed when several troubles land on him at the same moment.
Cultural Context
“Quoted when misfortunes pile up together, as when a man loses his money on the road and then finds his home has been burgled.”
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