Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Nepali proverb
भाग्यमा छ भन्दैमा डोकोमा दुध दुहेर अडिँदैन
Bhagya ma chha bhandai maa doko maa dukh duhera adidaina.
How to read it
Bhagya ma chha bhandai maa doko maa dukh duhera adidaina.
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भोको पेटले सोच्न सक्दैन
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
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भोजन हैन भोक मिठो
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
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
धोबीलाई हतार भयो भन्दैमा रातिमा घाम लाग्दैन
Dhobi lai hataar bhayo bhandai maa raati maa ghaam laagdaina.
Nepali proverb
कुकुरले खुट्टा टोक्यो भन्दैमा कुकुरको खुट्टा टोक्नु हुन्न
Kukur le khutta tokyo bhandai ma kukur ko khutta toknu hunna.
Nepali proverb
नारीको भाग्य बिहान सोह्र साँझ चौसठ्ठी
Nari ko bhagya bihana sohra sanjha chausaththi.