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Washing a fish in the same water

Proverb in the local language
Ahho’o ssou nchuete n’tsi’hi.
Proverb's direct translation
You catch a fish and you wash it in the same water still.
Proverb's meaning
Opportunity comes once in life; seize it while you can.
From: Kwele
General comments
The Kwele are found in Gabon and Cameroon in West Africa and in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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