Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो भयो भने नि शिकार गर्न छाड्दैन
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
Nepali proverb
बर्मा आए कर्मसँगै, नेपाल गए कपालसँगै
Burma aaye karma sangai, Nepal gaye kapaal sangai.
How to read it
Burma aaye karma sangai, Nepal gaye kapaal sangai.
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बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
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बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
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.
Advice
आए आँप गए झटारो
Aaye aanp gaye jhataaro.
Try everything and explore all the ways if you have nothing to loose
Comparison
आए बाउको गए साहुको
Aaye bau ko gaye saahu ko
Taking a chance
Nepali proverb
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Nepali proverb
भन्सारमा सुन छ लिन गए हुन्छ
Bhansaar maa sun chha lina gaye hunchha.
Nepali proverb
दिनमा कमिनी कपाल कोर रातमा कमिनी घोचा चोर
Din maa kamini kapaal kor, raat maa kamini ghochaa chor.
Nepali proverb
जुत्ता लगाउनेको चुरिफुरी खोला आए पछि देखिन्छ
Jutta lagaune ko churi furi khola aaye pachhi dekhinchha.