Nepali proverb
भुक्ने कुकुरले टोक्दैन
Bhukne kukur le tokdaina.
Barking dog seldom bites.
Nepali proverb
भए अन्त नभए बुढाथोकीको जन्त
Bhaye anta nabhaye budathoki ko janta.
How to read it
Bhaye anta nabhaye budathoki ko janta.
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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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मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
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नभएकी स्वास्नी कस्ती कस्ती, भएकी स्वास्नी सस्ती
Nabhaye ki swasni kasti kasti, bhaye ki swasni saasti