Nepali proverb
माग्ने लाई छान्ने अधिकार हुँदैन
Maagne lai chhanne adhikaar hudaina.
Beggers are not choosers.
Nepali proverb
मकैको रोटीमा घिउ हाल्न र माइतिको सम्पतिमा जिउ हाल्न बेकार छ
Makai ko roti maa ghyu haalna ra maiti ko sampatti maa jiu haalna bekaar chha.
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Makai ko roti maa ghyu haalna ra maiti ko sampatti maa jiu haalna bekaar chha.
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माझीको घर माछा उपहार
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
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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
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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काम गर्ने कालु मकै खाने भालु
Kaam garne kaalu, makai khaane bhaalu.
Euta le kaam garni arko le pasansa/upahar paune.
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कुकुरलाई घ्यू पच्दैन
Kukur lai ghyu pachdaina.
Naramro lai jaty ramro garepani pachdaina.
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डढेको मुखमा खुदो हालेको रोटि
Dadheko mukh maa khudo haaleko roti.
Nepali proverb
घ्यु केमा पोखियो? दालमा
Ghyu k maa pokhiyo? daal maa.
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रोटी चिल्लो मिठो, कुरा खस्रो मिठो
Roti chillo mitho, kura khasro mitho.