Nepali proverb
दुर्गंधित भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि उधिनिरहनु पर्दैन
Durgandhi bhanne thaahaa paayepachii udhini rahanu pardaina.
Once you know it's smelly, there's no need to dig it up
Nepali proverb
दिनमा कमिनी कपाल कोर रातमा कमिनी घोचा चोर
Din maa kamini kapaal kor, raat maa kamini ghochaa chor.
How to read it
Din maa kamini kapaal kor, raat maa kamini ghochaa chor.
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Nepali proverb
दुश्मन खोज्न टाढा जानु पर्दैन
Dusman khojna tada janu pardaina.
You don't have to go to far to find an enemy familiarity breeds contempt.
Nepali proverb
धन भने पछि महादेव को पनि तीन नेत्र
Dhan bhane paxi mahadev ko pani tin netra
Money really matters.
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.
Nepali proverb
एक पटकको चोर सधैँको चोर
Ek patak ko chor sadhai ko chor.
Ek patak aru ko naramro najar ma pare paxi tyo manxe sadaie naramrai hunxa. / Once you earn bad name, it will always be with you
Nepali proverb
कतै दिन, कतै रात, एकातिर भोक अर्कोतिर भात
Katai din, katai raat, ekaatira bhok arko tira bhaat.
Kosaie laie dhuka paie rako bela arko manxe ramaie lo gari rako hunxa.
Nepali proverb
रात भरि करायो, दक्षिणा हरायो
Raat bhari karaayo, dakshina harayo.
Getting much less than expected / You cant always get what you expect.
Nepali proverb
बर्मा आए कर्मसँगै, नेपाल गए कपालसँगै
Burma aaye karma sangai, Nepal gaye kapaal sangai.
Nepali proverb
चोर औंला अरु तिर, बाँकी औंला आँफै तिर
Chor aunla aru tira, baaki aula afai tira.
Nepali proverb
चोरको हजार दाउ
Chor ko hajar dau.