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Kuramba dzvuku, kuona jena.

Translation

One refuses the red when they have sight of the white.

Application

By refusing to accept or keep something one suggests they have better.

Similar Proverbs

1. Kuramba butu, uno mukonya.

2. Kuramba mvana hunge uine mhandara.

3. Kuramba nyama yechidembo hunge uine yetsuro.

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