Nepali proverb
नाच्न नजान्ने आँगन टेढो
Naachna najaanne agan tedo
Placing the blame on something after being unable to do a task
Nepali proverb
नमच्चिने पिङको सय झड्का
Namachine ping ko saya jhadkaa
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Namachine ping ko saya jhadkaa
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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
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पर्छ टर्छ
Parchha tarchha
As it comes, so it goes.
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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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बाघका सय गोठ
Baagh kaa saya goth.
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एक थुकी सुकी, सय थुकी नदी
Ek thuki suki, saya thuki nadi.
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खसी जोख्नु सय चोटि, मान्छे जोख्नु एक चोटि
Khasi jokhnu saya choti, maanchhe jokhnu ek choti.
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सयको लाठी, एकको बोझ
Saya ko lathi, ek ko bojh.
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सुनारको सय चोट, लोहारको एक चोट
Sunaar ko saya chot, lohaar ko ek chot.
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तरुनी हुँदा सयवटा पोई, मर्ने बेला कोइ न कोइ
Taruni huda saya wota poi, marne bela koi na koi.