Nepali proverb
भोजन हैन भोक मिठो
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
Nepali proverb
भोको भन्छ डाँडावारि खाउँ, अघाएको भन्छ डाँडापारि खाउँ
Bhoko bhanchha dada wari khaun, aghayeko bhanchha dada pari khaun.
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Bhoko bhanchha dada wari khaun, aghayeko bhanchha dada pari khaun.
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माग्ने लाई छान्ने अधिकार हुँदैन
Maagne lai chhanne adhikaar hudaina.
Beggers are not choosers.
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माझीको घर माछा उपहार
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
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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कागले कोइलिलाइ काले भन्छ
Kaag le koili lai kaale bhanchha
Aafu laie naheri aaru ko laie matra bhanu.
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ढुटे कि छोरी कनिका खानेमा परी, कनिका देखेरै उफ्रेर मरी
Dhute ki chhori kanikaa khaane maa pari, kanikaa dekherai ufrera mari.
Nepali proverb
एक रुपैंया धन छ, घोडा किन्छु भन्छ
Ek rupaiya dhan chha, ghodaa kinchhu bhanchha
Nepali proverb
वारि खाल्डो, पारि भीर
Wari khaaldo, paari bhir.