Nepali proverb
मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
Nepali proverb
माझीको मतो गर्दा सात गाउँ डुबे
Maajhi ko mato gardaa saat gaun dube.
How to read it
Maajhi ko mato gardaa saat gaun dube.
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मामा को घोडामा भान्जा को हे हे
Mama ko ghoda maa bhanjaa ko he he
One enjoys in others property.
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मुख मा राम राम बगली मा छुरा
Mukh maa ram ram bavali maa chhuraa.
Two-faced people/ The ones who say good things in front of you and back-bite later
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
माझीले सल्लाह गर्दागर्दै सात गाउँ डुब्यो
Majhi le sallah garda gardai saat gaun dubyo.
Wisdom
आँ गर्दा अलङ्कार बुझ्ने
Aa gardaa alangkaar bujhne.
Understanding is enhanced through discussion/debate
Nepali proverb
भन्दाखेरी छ, गन्दाखेरी सात
Bhanda kheri chha, gandaa kheri saat