Chivendekete anoseka chimedure.

Definitions

chivendekete: person who has lost some teeth

Translation

The one with a gap laughs at the one with a broken tooth.

Application

People often notice and criticise faults in others while overlooking their own. It is used when someone criticises or mocks another person for a fault they themselves also have, often to an equal or even greater degree. It reminds us to reflect on our own shortcomings before pointing out those of others.

Similar Proverbs

  1. Gunguo kuseka zizi, iwo muromo waro uchinge dende.
  2. Makudo anosekana makuma.
  3. Zviri musango zvinosekana, pfunye ikaona hoto inoseka.
  4. Zvirema kusekana mundiro yenhopi.