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Shona Definition
Kana munhu achibudirira pakurima zvinoreva kuti munhu wacho musevenzi. Pano murimi pane bopoto; anenge achikurudzira vashandi nevemhuri yake kuti vabate nesimba.
English Translation
A successful farmer is a hard worker, and he keeps pushing his workers and family to keep up, so he always sounds like he is complaining.
Cultural Context
“Said of the hardworking person whose constant chivvying of those around him is taken for grumbling.”
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