Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Nepali proverb
भाउजुको देवर तन्नेरी
Bhauju ko dewar tannari
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Bhauju ko dewar tannari
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Nepali proverb
भोको पेटले सोच्न सक्दैन
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
Nepali proverb
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.
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भाउजुले पोलेको देवर, बुहारीले पोलेको ससुरो
Bhauju le poleko dewar, buhari le poleko sasuro
Nepali proverb
दाजुसँग काम लिनु छ भने भाउजु रिझाउनु, श्रीमान फकाउनु छ भने सासु रिझाउनु
Daaju sanga kaam linu chha bahne bhauju rijhaunu, shriman fakaunu chha bahne saasu rijhaunu.
Nepali proverb
दाजुलाई सक्दिन, भाउजुलाई राख्दिन
Daju lai sakdina, bhauju lai raakhdina