Nepali proverb
नपत्याउने खोलाले बगाउँछ
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force
Nepali proverb
नजित्ने लडाइँ नलडेकै राम्रो
Najitne ladai naladekai ramro.
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Najitne ladai naladekai ramro.
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नभरेको गाग्रो छछल किन्छ
nabhareko gagro chalkanxa
Empty vessel sounds much. Half knowledge is dangerous.
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नाच्न नजान्ने आँगन टेढो
Naachna najaanne agan tedo
Placing the blame on something after being unable to do a task
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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आफ्नो छोराछोरी र अर्काकी स्वास्नी सबैलाई राम्रो लाग्छ
Aafno chora chori ra arkaa ki swasni sabai lai ramro laagchha
People don't praise things they have
Nepali proverb
हेर्दाको राम्रो, दिन खानको चाम्रो
Herda ko ramro dina khaana ko chamro
Action not backing up the things you are saying
Nepali proverb
साउनको भेललाई बेलामा रोक्न सके बाली राम्रो हुन्छ
Saaun ko bhel lai belaa maa rokna sake baali ramro hunchha.
It's better to stop a event that we don't want to go forward in its early stages
Nepali proverb
धन परेको भन्दा मन परेको राम्रो
Dhan pareko bhanda man pareko ramro
Nepali proverb
जेठी बुढीको राम्रो कुरा तितो, कान्छीको चाहिँ झटारो नै मिठो
Jethi budi ko ramro kura tito, kanchi ko chahi jhataaro nai mitho.
Nepali proverb
खेती आफ्नो राम्रो, श्रीमती अर्काको
Kheti afno ramro, shrimati arka ko.