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Shona Definition
Chinhu chose chinoshamisa kana kuyemurwa chinenge chakachengetwa zvakanaka kubva pakutanga. Kune zvimwe zvinhu zvisingadi kushandirwa kana kuitirwa hanya zvakanyanya asi zviriko zvimwe zvisingabudiriri kana zvikashayirwa hanya. Kuzoona chinhu chati dzi, kunge chakashingairirwa.
English Translation
A child is truly orphaned only when nobody looks after him; with a guardian he eats his fill and has some left over. Some things thrive on their own, but others amount to nothing unless someone tends them carefully.
Cultural Context
“A teacher might use it to urge a young pupil to make more of the abilities he has.”
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