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Kudya hakuna chiduku / chinokona munhu ihembe

Shona Definition

Chokupfeka chikaita chiduku pamunhu, haagoni kuchishandisa asi kana chiri chokudya nyange chiri chiduku zvacho chinogona kudyiwa kunyange nomunhu mukuru.

English Translation

Clothing that is too small is genuinely useless to the wearer, but food is never too small to eat. A grown person may complain about an ill-fitting garment, yet nobody has grounds to refuse food merely because the portion is small.

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