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Shona Definition
Murume akakona kuwana chinhu chaanoda nhasi, mangwana anodzokazve. Izvi zvinoonekwa pakushingirira kunoita mukomana kana achipfimba musikana waanoda zvikuru.
English Translation
A man who fails to obtain something he badly wants will not accept refusal as final; he comes back and tries again.
Cultural Context
“Chiefly said to hearten a young suitor who has been turned down by the girl he is courting.”
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