Envy
अरुको बारिको काँक्रो चोर्नी, आफ्नो भने नुनको ढिको नफोर्नी
Aru ko bari ko kakro chorne, aafno bhane nun ko dhiko naforni.
It is easy to find faults in others while ignoring one's own shortcomings
Envy
अर्काको बाच्छो चाटी मुखभरी रौँ
Arka ko bachchho chaati mukh bhari rau.
What it means
Speaking ill of others to impress is insincere flattery
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Envy
अर्काको गहना लगाउनु, नाक कान दुखाउनु
Arka ko gahana lagaunu, naak kaan dukhaunu.
Envy over others' possessions is a cause of distress
Envy
अर्काको नासो गलपासो
Arkaa ko naaso galpaaso.
Gossiping about others' affairs is a waste of time
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Nepali proverb
बोल बोल माछा मुख भरी पानी
Bol bol machha mukh bhari paani.
General
आकाशमा थुके मुखमा छिटा
Aakash maa thuke, mukh maa chhitaa.
Talking big in front of many people may fall flat in reality
Family
आमा-बाबा को मन छोरा तिर, छोरा को मन अर्काको छोरी तिर
Aama baba ko man chhora tira, chhora ko man arka ko chhori tira.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests