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Shona Definition
Hapana munhu anogutswa nezvinhu zvokutopiwawo. Kana munhu achida kugutsikana anotozvitsvagirawo zvake kuti agopota achizvinokorera oga.
English Translation
Water drawn for you by someone else never really satisfies your thirst. Handouts rarely give a person as much as he needs; to be satisfied he has to go and get things for himself.
Cultural Context
“Used of the dissatisfaction that comes with depending on others to portion things out for you.”
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This is a variant of
Muto wokupungurirwa / haupedzi sadzaRelish that somebody else dishes out for you never stretches far enough to see you through your sadza. What is handed to you in someone else's measure is never quite sufficient.