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Shona Definition
Chinhu chikakuvadza kana kupa munhu mubayiro wakaipa, chinomuchenjedza zvokuti haazochiitizve. Munhu akapunyuka munjodzi anozozvichenjerera kuti aregere kupindazve mairi. Tsumo yechipiri inotsinhira kuti mimba yousikana chinhu chinoitika kamwe chete paupenyu hwavakadzi vose.
English Translation
Some experiences are so painful that nobody wants to repeat them; once hurt, a person learns to be careful and avoid falling into the same trap again. This version simply notes that a girl's first pregnancy is a one-off event in every woman's life.
Cultural Context
“Said of someone who has been hurt or has narrowly escaped danger and now takes care never to repeat the experience.”
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This is a variant of
Ziitakamwe / gava kudambura musungoIt is a thing done only the once, like a fox tearing itself free of a snare. Such a feat is not to be repeated.