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
जो चोर उसकै ठुलो स्वर
Jo chor uskai thulo swor
How to read it
Jo chor uskai thulo swor
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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.
Nepali proverb
चोरको स्वर ठूलो, डाँकाको आँखा ठूलो
Chor ko swar thulo, daakaa ko aankha thulo.
Criticism
अहंकारी भ्यागुताको ट्वार ट्वारै ठूलो
Ahankari bhyaguto ko twar twar nai thulo
The conceited think their own faults are small
Nepali proverb
एक पटकको चोर सधैँको चोर
Ek patak ko chor sadhai ko chor.
Ek patak aru ko naramro najar ma pare paxi tyo manxe sadaie naramrai hunxa. / Once you earn bad name, it will always be with you
Nepali proverb
जसको सीता खानु, उसकै गीता गाउनु
Jasko sita khanu, uskai gita gaunu.
Jasko nun khayeko xa usaiko ghunghan gaunu
Nepali proverb
भ्वाड् भन्दा स्वाङ् ठुलो
Bhwang bhanda swang thulo.
Nepali proverb
चोर औंला अरु तिर, बाँकी औंला आँफै तिर
Chor aunla aru tira, baaki aula afai tira.