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
दुई जोइको पोइ, अन्तिममा कोही न कोही
Dui joi ko poi, antim maa kohi na kohi.
How to read it
Dui joi ko poi, antim maa kohi na kohi.
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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
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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एउटा पोईको दुईटा जोई, ख्वाउने बेलामा कोही न कोही
Euta poi ko duita joi, khuwaune bela maa kohi na kohi.
Nepali proverb
जिउँदी कमारीको बाह्रबिसे पोइ, मर्दी कमारीको कोहि न कोहि
Jiudi kamaari ko bahrabise poi, mardi kamaari ko kohi na kohi.
Nepali proverb
नबोल्नेको कोहि पनि बैरी हुदैन
Nabolne ko kohi pani bairi hudaina.
Nepali proverb
राम राम सीता पोइ, मर्ने बेला कोही न कोही
Ram Ram Sita Poi, marne bela kohi na kohi.