Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
घ्यु केमा पोखियो? दालमा
Ghyu k maa pokhiyo? daal maa.
How to read it
Ghyu k maa pokhiyo? daal maa.
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जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
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जसको शक्ति, उस्को भक्ति
Jasko shakti, usko bhakti.
Jo sangha sakhti xa sabai usai ko jai jai kar garxan
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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कुकुरलाई घ्यू पच्दैन
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
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बजेट कहाँ पोखियो, आफ्नै पकेटमा
Bajet kaha pokhiyo, afnai pocket maa
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मकैको रोटीमा घिउ हाल्न र माइतिको सम्पतिमा जिउ हाल्न बेकार छ
Makai ko roti maa ghyu haalna ra maiti ko sampatti maa jiu haalna bekaar chha.