Nepali proverb
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
What it means
Being useless.
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Nepali proverb
बाध दुब्लाएर बिरालो हुदैन
Baag dublaayera biralo hudaina.
True nature or essence of something, does not change merely
Nepali proverb
बार्ह छोरा तेर्ह नाति, बूढाको मन तरुनी माथि
Bahra chhoraa tehra naati, buda ko man taruni mathi.
Guys gonna always lust after other women
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
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
Nepali proverb
बादरको पुच्छर टाई न इँजार
Badar ko puchhar tai na ijaar
Nepali proverb
खोला तर्यो लौरो बिर्सियो
Kholaa taryo lauro birsiyo.