Nepali proverb
मामा को घोडामा भान्जा को हे हे
Mama ko ghoda maa bhanjaa ko he he
One enjoys in others property.
Nepali proverb
मामा अगाडि कुलकाे वखान
Mama agaadi kul ko bakhan.
How to read it
Mama agaadi kul ko bakhan.
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Nepali proverb
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
Nepali proverb
मूर्खको धन रहँदैन
Marukha ko dhan rahadaina.
A foolish person tends to spend money too quickly
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.
Divine
इन्द्रको अगाडि स्वर्गको बयान
Indra ko agaadi swarga ko bayaan.
Telling things to the person who already knows more about it.
Nepali proverb
लिखितमको अघाडी बखतम चल्दैन
Likhitam ko agaadi bakhatam chhaldaina.
Written proof is more powerful than oral proof.
Nepali proverb
मामा को घोडामा भान्जा को हे हे
Mama ko ghoda maa bhanjaa ko he he
One enjoys in others property.
Nepali proverb
राजाको अँगाडि र घोडाको पछाडि नलाग्नु, लात खाइन्छ
Raajaa ko agaadi ra ghodaa ko pachaadi nalaagnu, laat khaayinchha.
Know who are prideful and who are incompetent when deciding who to follow
Nepali proverb
स्वास्नीको आगाडी किम जोङ्ग पनी बिरालो
Swasni ko agaadi Kim Jong pani biraalo.
Even men in power are afraid of their wives
Nepali proverb
कसाईंको अगाडि बाख्रा रोएको
Kasaayi ko agaadi bakhraa royeko.