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Shona Definition
Kana muenzi akanwa hwahwa anodhakwa zvokusagona kuzvibata achizopedzisira oita sandiye muridzi wenzvimbo iyoyo nokuda kwamataurire uye zviito zvake.
English Translation
Drink strips a guest of his self-control, until his talk and behaviour make him act as though the place were his own rather than his host's.
Cultural Context
“Offered as a caution to a son-in-law visiting his in-laws, who risks his good name by drinking too freely.”
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