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Shona Definition
Kupopotedzana kwavanhukadzi hakutevedzerwi, kana munhu akada kukutevedzera, anoguma asisina wokunzwana naye. Munhukadzi, zvikuru kana vari mai vemba, vakagaropopota nguva dzose vanoshayisa mhuri yose mufaro.
English Translation
Squabbling among women is best left alone; anyone who gets drawn into it ends up on bad terms with everybody. A woman, especially the mother of a household, who is forever bickering robs the whole family of its peace.
Cultural Context
“Said as advice to keep one's distance from quarrelsome people of difficult temperament.”
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This is a variant of
Mhandakadzi / ihonza varandaA quarrelsome, complaining woman wears her servants down until they waste away.