Nepali proverb
एउटा थाप्लो दुईटा नाम्लो
Euta thaplo duita namlo
Euta kaam garna garo vaie rako bela arko kaam thapnu.
Nepali proverb
एउटा घिउ बेचुवा, अर्को तरवार बेचुवा
Euta ghiu bechuwaa, arko tarbaar bechuwaa.
How to read it
Euta ghiu bechuwaa, arko tarbaar bechuwaa.
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Nepali proverb
एक कान दुई कान मैदान
Ek kaan dui kaan maidaan.
Ek jana laie kei kura vane paxi gau vari ka laie tyo kura bare thana hunxa.
Nepali proverb
एक कानले सुन्यो, अर्को कानले उडायो
Ek kaan le sunyo, arko kaan le udaayo.
Aru le vaneko ko kura hawa ma udaune.
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 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
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
ऋण काढेर घिऊ खानु
Rin kaadhera ghiu khaanu.
Gharo vaie rako bela sokhin jiwan juna khojnu.
Nepali proverb
बलेको आगोमा घिउ थप्नु
Baleko aago maa ghiu thapnu.
Nepali proverb
एकातिर आँधी, अर्कोतिर झोलुङ्गो
Ekatira andhi, arko tira jhalungo.