Nepali proverb
एक कानले सुन्यो, अर्को कानले उडायो
Ek kaan le sunyo, arko kaan le udaayo.
Aru le vaneko ko kura hawa ma udaune.
Nepali proverb
एक कान दुई कान मैदान
Ek kaan dui kaan maidaan.
What it means
Ek jana laie kei kura vane paxi gau vari ka laie tyo kura bare thana hunxa.
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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
एक माघले जाडो जाँदैन
Ek maagh le jaado jaadaina.
Ek choti vako kura feri feri huna sakxa.
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.
Envy
अर्काको गहना लगाउनु, नाक कान दुखाउनु
Arka ko gahana lagaunu, naak kaan dukhaunu.
Envy over others' possessions is a cause of distress
Nepali proverb
एक कानले सुन्यो, अर्को कानले उडायो
Ek kaan le sunyo, arko kaan le udaayo.
Aru le vaneko ko kura hawa ma udaune.
Nepali proverb
ल्हासामा सुन छ, कान मेरो बुच्चै
Lhasa maa sun chha, kaan mero buchhai.