Nepali proverb
ओरालो लागेको मृगलाई बाच्छाले पनि खेद्छ
Oraalo laageko mrigha lai bachchhaa le pani khedchha.
Tala pare paxi sabai le hepxan.
Nepali proverb
एकातिर आँधी, अर्कोतिर झोलुङ्गो
Ekatira andhi, arko tira jhalungo.
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Ekatira andhi, arko tira jhalungo.
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Nepali proverb
औंला दिंदा डुँडुल्ना निल्ने
Aulaa didaa dudulnaa nilne.
Give him an inch and he will take an yard, don't bite the hand that feed you.
Nepali proverb
औषधी र उपदेश मीठो हुन्नँ
Ausadhi ra updadesh mitho hunna.
Aru le deko upadesh kasai laie ni ramro lagdaie na.
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
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.
Family
आमा-बाबा को मन छोरा तिर, छोरा को मन अर्काको छोरी तिर
Aama baba ko man chhora tira, chhora ko man arka ko chhori tira.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests
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
हाती को दुइटा दात हुन्छ, एउटा खाने अर्को देखाउने
Haatti ko dui woata daant hunchha, euta khaane, arko dekhaaune.
Cruelty under politeness.
Nepali proverb
काम कुरो एकातिर कुम्लो बोकी ठिमीतिर
Kaam kuro ekaa tira kumlo boki Thimi tira.
Ek tira kaam xa arko tira jani
Nepali proverb
चोर औंला अरु तिर, बाँकी औंला आँफै तिर
Chor aunla aru tira, baaki aula afai tira.