Nepali proverb
कांही नभएको जात्रा हाँडी गाउँमा
Kahi navayeko jatra haadi gau maa.
Kei kaam pani thik sanga nahune.
Nepali proverb
कहाँ जान्छस् मछली मेरै ढडिया
Kaha jaanchhas machali merai dhadiya.
How to read it
Kaha jaanchhas machali merai dhadiya.
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काग कराउदै गर्छ, पिना सुक्दै गर्छ
Kaag karaudai garchha, pinaa sukdai garcha.
Let the haters hate you always do what you want.
Nepali proverb
काग बाठो भयो भने गु खान्छ
Kaag batho bhayo bhane gu khanchha.
Derai jaani huna hunna
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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सुगुरलाई स्वर्ग जान्छस् भन्दा त्यहाँ गु खान पाईन्छ भनी उल्टो सोध्छ
Sungur lai swarga jaanchhas bhandaa tyaha gu khaana paayinchha bhanera ulto sodhchha.
Someone not recognizing the value of thing he/she is being offered
Nepali proverb
बजेट कहाँ पोखियो, आफ्नै पकेटमा
Bajet kaha pokhiyo, afnai pocket maa
Nepali proverb
जलै बिष्णु थलै बिष्णु, फाेहर कहाँ फाल्नु
Jalai bisnu thalai bishnu fohor kaha faalnu?
Nepali proverb
कस्ता कस्ता कहाँ गए मुसाको बच्चा दरबारमा
Kasta kasta kaha gaye musa ko bacchha durbar maa
Nepali proverb
परबाट भिनाजु आए, तँ जान्छेसकी मा जाउँ
Para baata vinaju aaye, ta jaanchhas ki ma jau
Nepali proverb
ठाडो टिका लाउछे, स्वामी कहाँ धाउछे
Thado tika lauchhe, swami kaha dhauchhe