Nepali proverb
जस्तो देश उस्तै भेष
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Nepali proverb
जस्तो तस्तो चाहिएन, भने जस्तो पाइएन
Jasto tasto chaahiyena, bhane jasto paayiyena
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Jasto tasto chaahiyena, bhane jasto paayiyena
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Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Nepali proverb
जस्तो रोप्यो, तेस्तै फल्छ
Jasto ropyo testai falchha.
afu leh jasto byabhar garyo testai byabhar aru leh afu prati 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.
Nepali proverb
जस्तो देश उस्तै भेष
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Nepali proverb
जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Nepali proverb
जस्तो रोप्यो, तेस्तै फल्छ
Jasto ropyo testai falchha.
afu leh jasto byabhar garyo testai byabhar aru leh afu prati garxan
Nepali proverb
सियो हराएको दमाइँ जस्तो
Siyo haraayeko damai jasto
Acting like you have lost all your identity
Nepali proverb
जस्तो आफु उस्तै च्यापु
Jasto aafu ustai chyapu.