Nepali proverb
खाने मुखलाई जुँगाले छेक्दैन
Khaane mukh lai jungaa le chhekdaina
Where there is will there is way.
Nepali proverb
खाउँ कर्कली, पेट फर्कली, नखाउँ कर्कली, सासू झर्कली
Khau karkali pet farkali, nakhau karkali saasu jharkali.
How to read it
Khau karkali pet farkali, nakhau karkali saasu jharkali.
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Nepali proverb
खान्न–खान्न लोकाचार, खाएपछि माना चार
Khanna khanna lokachaar, khaaye pachhi maanaa chaar
Acting shy about receiving benefits but taking more than your share when the benefits come
Nepali proverb
गर्जने बादल वर्षदैन
Garjane baadal barshadaina.
Thunder clouds do not always give rain.
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
नखाउँ भने दिन भरी को सिकार, खाउँ भने कान्छा बाउ को अनुहार
Nakhau bhane din vari ko sikar, khau bhane kanchha bau ko anuhaar
Self-Reliance
आफ्नो नुन, आफ्नै पानी, खाउ ज्वाईं कोखा तानी
Aafno nun, aafnai paani, khau juwai kokha taani
Take care of your own needs before worrying about others
Awareness
अलिनु पनि नखाऊँ, नूनढिकी पनि नफोरौँ
Alinu pani nakhau, nundhiki pani naforau.
One should avoid both excess and deficiency
Nepali proverb
दाजुसँग काम लिनु छ भने भाउजु रिझाउनु, श्रीमान फकाउनु छ भने सासु रिझाउनु
Daaju sanga kaam linu chha bahne bhauju rijhaunu, shriman fakaunu chha bahne saasu rijhaunu.
Nepali proverb
काले काले मिलेर खाउँ भाले
Kaale kaale milera khau bhaale.
Nepali proverb
सासूको माया छोरी छउन्जेल, बुहारीको माया छोरा छउन्जेल
Saasu ko maya chhori chhaunjel, buhari ko maya chhora chhaunjel.