Nepali proverb
जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Nepali proverb
जाँगर न साँगर खाने बेला आँ गर
Jaagar na saagar khaane belaa aa gar.
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Jaagar na saagar khaane belaa aa gar.
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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
धान खाने मुसा, चोट पाउने भ्यागुतो
Dhaan khaane musha, chot paune bhyaguto.
One get punish for other's mistakes
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 गर्ने कालु मकै खाने भालु
Kaam garne kaalu, makai khaane bhaalu.
Euta le kaam garni arko le pasansa/upahar paune.
Nepali proverb
खाने मुखलाई जुँगाले छेक्दैन
Khaane mukh lai jungaa le chhekdaina
Where there is will there is way.
Nepali proverb
साउनको भेललाई बेलामा रोक्न सके बाली राम्रो हुन्छ
Saaun ko bhel lai belaa maa rokna sake baali ramro hunchha.
It's better to stop a event that we don't want to go forward in its early stages
Nepali proverb
थोपा थोपा मिलेर सागर बन्छ
Thopa thopa milera saagar banchha.
A penny saved is a penny earned.