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Shona Definition
Kana munhu akakura aine tsika yakaipa, sokuti kunwa hwahwa kana kuputa mbanje, anogona kuzoregera tsika dzakadai idzi. Asi rushoma kuti munhu akazvarwa aine hasha kana hanganwa azodziregera.
English Translation
A person can give up an acquired bad habit such as drinking or smoking, but the temperament he was born with — a hot temper, forgetfulness — is almost never shaken off. Habits can change; character cannot.
Cultural Context
“Quoted either as an excuse for not dropping a habit that has become part of who someone is, or as a warning that bad habits are hard to shed.”
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This is a variant of
Chinonzi rega ndechiri mumaoko / chiri mumwoyo hachikandwe pasiYou can be told to let go of what you are holding in your hands, but whatever is held in the heart cannot be dropped on the ground.