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Shona Definition
Upenyu hune mushandu. Zvinogona kuitika kuti vaya vaichimbova nezvakawanda vave ndivo vashayi; vayawo vainge vari varombo vokupedzisira vagova ivo vapfumi.
English Translation
Life turns about: those who have plenty today may go hungry tomorrow, while those who are now destitute may end up wealthy. Fortunes swap places.
Cultural Context
“Used to comment on a reversal of fortune between the well-off and the poor.”
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