Nepali proverb
कुकुर भुक्दै गर्छ, हात्ती लम्कँदै गर्छ
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Nepali proverb
किनेको दाउरा किनेकै पानी, कर्मचारीका श्रीमती महलका रानी
Kineko daura kinekai pani, karmachari ka shrimati mahal kaa raani.
How to read it
Kineko daura kinekai pani, karmachari ka shrimati mahal kaa raani.
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कुकुरलाई मासु पैंचो
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.
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कुकुरलाई घ्यू पच्दैन
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
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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तैं रानी मै रानी, को भर्ला कुवाको पानी
Tai raani mai raani, ko bharlaa kuwa ko paani.
Who will do the work if nobody does nothing?
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दौरा न सौराको खल्ती
Daura na saura ko khalti.
Nepali proverb
खेती आफ्नो राम्रो, श्रीमती अर्काको
Kheti afno ramro, shrimati arka ko.
Nepali proverb
रात कि रानि
Raat ki raani.
Nepali proverb
श्रीमती कति बाठी, बोका स्टाईलको केश काटी
Shrimati kati baathi, bokaa style ko kesh kaati.