Nepali proverb
जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Nepali proverb
जाडो भयो राती अनी बुढी ताती
Jaado bhayo raati ani budi taati.
How to read it
Jaado bhayo raati ani budi taati.
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Nepali proverb
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Nepali proverb
जो होचो उसको मुखमा घोचो
Jo hocho usko mukh maa ghocho.
Whoever is the lowest (in terms of rank/status….etc) gets bullied.
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
जब भयो राती, तब बुढी ताती
Jaba bhayo raati, taba budhi taati.
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
एक माघले जाडो जाँदैन
Ek maagh le jaado jaadaina.
Ek choti vako kura feri feri huna sakxa.
General
आई बूढी मच्चिंदै, गई बूढी थच्चिंदै
Aaayi budi machchidai, gayi budi thachchidai.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
बूढी मर्यो काल पल्क्यो
Budi maryo kaal palkyo.