Nepali proverb
नभरेको गाग्रो छछल किन्छ
nabhareko gagro chalkanxa
Empty vessel sounds much. Half knowledge is dangerous.
Nepali proverb
नबिराउनु नडराउनु
Na biraunu na daraunu
How to read it
Na biraunu na daraunu
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नाच्न नजान्ने आँगन टेढो
Naachna najaanne agan tedo
Placing the blame on something after being unable to do a task
Nepali proverb
नाफा भए पेशा, घाटा भए दशा
Nafa bhaye pesha, ghata bhaye dasha.
If you profit, it's a job, if you make a loss you've got bad luck
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
ऋण लाग्दा नडराउनु, दिन लाग्दा डराउनु
Rin lagdaa nadaraunu, din laagdaa daraunu.
Rin lagyo vane tirna sakinxa tara din lagyo vani derai samasya aauna sakxa.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.