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
जुन थालमा खायो, त्यही थालमा हग्छ
Jun thaal maa khaayo, tehi thaal maa hagchha.
How to read it
Jun thaal maa khaayo, tehi thaal maa hagchha.
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टुहुराको पनि दिन फर्कन्छ
Tuhura ko pani din farkanchha.
Every dog has its day. / Everyone has their days
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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.
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नपाउने ले केरा पायो बीयर संगै खायो
Napaune le keraa paayo beer sangai khaayo.
Nepali proverb
नपाउनेले केरा पायो, चियामा चोपी खायो
Napaune le keraa paayo, chiyaa maa chopi khaayo.
Nepali proverb
पढिलेखी छैन काम, चम्चागिरी गरी खायो माम
Padi lekhi chhaina kaam, chamchaa giri gari khaayo maam.
Nepali proverb
तेरो पो धान छन्, कुट्यो खायो, आफ्ना त चामल छन्, कहिले निफन्नु कहिले केलाउनु
Tero po dhan chhan, kutyo khaayo, aafnaa ta chaamal chhan, kahile nifannu kahile kelaunu
Nepali proverb
उपाध्यायले तोङ्बा खायो, नाली नै रङ्यायो
Upadhaya le tongba khaayo, naali nai rangyaayo.