Nepali proverb
गर्जने बादल वर्षदैन
Garjane baadal barshadaina.
Thunder clouds do not always give rain.
Nepali proverb
खुस्किन लागेको हाकिमलाई पिउनले पनि लखेट्छ
Khuskina laageko haakim lai piun le pani lakhetchha.
How to read it
Khuskina laageko haakim lai piun le pani lakhetchha.
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Nepali proverb
गु पुछेको टालो पनी बेलामा काम लाग्छ
Gu puchheko taalo pani bela maa kaam laagchha.
One man's trash is another man's wealth.
Nepali proverb
गु लाई चलाए गन्ध
gu lai chaleye gandha
Bad things have bad results.
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
ओरालो लागेको मृगलाई बाच्छाले पनि खेद्छ
Oraalo laageko mrigha lai bachchhaa le pani khedchha.
Tala pare paxi sabai le hepxan.
Nepali proverb
दशा लागेको बेला नभरेको बन्दुक पनि पड्कन्छ
Dasa laageko bela nabhareko banduk pani padkanchha.
Nepali proverb
निभ्न लागेको बत्ती चहकिलो बल्छ
Nibhna laageko batti chhahakilo balchha