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.
Nepali proverb
जेठाज्यूको हातको कोदालो सजिलो
Jethajyu ko haat ko kodaalo sajilo.
How to read it
Jethajyu ko haat ko kodaalo sajilo.
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Nepali proverb
टुहुराको पनि दिन फर्कन्छ
Tuhura ko pani din farkanchha.
Every dog has its day. / Everyone has their days
Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
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.
Advice
आफ्नो हात जगन्नाथ
Aafno haat jagannaath.
We are responsible for our own actions and their consequences
Fate
अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो
Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.
Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Optimism
असारमा मीत लाए हिलामा हात, मंसिरमा मीत लाए फिलामा हात
Asar ma mit laaye hila ma haat, mangsir ma mit laaye fila ma haat.
The rewards of labor vary according to the season
Nepali proverb
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
Nepali proverb
हातमा पुस्तक मनमा दश थोक
Haat maa pustak, man maa das thok.
Overthinking too much, when you need to do the real work