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Shona Definition
Mudziyo mukuru, unenge uchitengeswa nokudirwa zviyo, haurevi kuti unofanira kuzadzwa paya pamunenge muchipima. Munhu anongoisawo pamunenge muchitenderana.
English Translation
A large measuring container is no cause for alarm: nobody is obliged to fill it, and each person puts in only as much as has been agreed on or as much as they can manage.
Cultural Context
“Said by itinerant traders who barter household goods for grain, reassuring a customer faced with a big basket.”
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