Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Bhandari le bhandiyo, gotame le godhdiyo.
Bhandari le bhandiyo, gotame le godhdiyo.
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Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.