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
दुइटी बुहारी, एउटा बुलाकी
Duiti buhaari, euta buhaari
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Duiti buhaari, euta buhaari
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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.
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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.
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छोरि जन्मे ज्वाईंलाई, छोरो जन्मे बुहारीलाई
Chhori janme juwai lai, chhoro janme buhaari lai
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छोरी कुटी बुहारी तह लाउनु
Chhori kuti buhaari taha laaunu.
Nepali proverb
घर नभएको छोरो र सुत्केरी नभएको बुहारी
Ghar nabhayeko chhoro ra sutkeri nabhayeko buhaari.
Nepali proverb
काम पाईनस् बुहारी पाडाको ढाड कन्याई दे
Kaam paayinas buhaari paadaa ko dhaad kanyaai de.
Nepali proverb
सत्रु पछ्याउने भाई, तन्नेरी पछ्याउने बुहारी
Satru pachhaune bhai, tanneri bachhaune buhaari.
Nepali proverb
उठ बुहारी सास फेर, ढिकी छाड्नासाथ जाँतो हेर
Utha buhaari saas fera, dhiki chaadnaa saath jaato hera.