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Shona Definition
Hapana munhu angada kuzvibudisira uipi hwake nokudaro hapana munhu angazviti akaipa asi kuti mumwe anonenera vamwe uipi.
English Translation
A polecat is unaware of its own stench. Nobody cares to expose his own faults, so instead of admitting any wrongdoing he points to the failings of other people.
Cultural Context
“Used of someone quick to condemn others while blind to the same fault in himself.”
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This is a variant of
Munongedzo hauzvinongedziThe finger used for pointing cannot be turned to point at itself.