Nepali proverb
नभरेको गाग्रो छछल किन्छ
nabhareko gagro chalkanxa
Empty vessel sounds much. Half knowledge is dangerous.
Nepali proverb
नपाउनेले छोरो पायो, खेलाई खेलाई मार्यो
Napaune le chhoro paayo, khelai khelai maaryo.
How to read it
Napaune le chhoro paayo, khelai khelai maaryo.
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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
छोरो पायो हर्कमान, छोरि पायो थर्कमान
Chhoro paayo harkamaan, chhori paayo tharkamaan.
Nepali proverb
नपाउने ले केरा पायो बीयर संगै खायो
Napaune le keraa paayo beer sangai khaayo.
Nepali proverb
नपाउनेले केरा पायो बोक्रा समेत चपायो
Napaune le keraa paayo bokra samet chapaayo.
Nepali proverb
नपाउनेले केरा पायो, चियामा चोपी खायो
Napaune le keraa paayo, chiyaa maa chopi khaayo.
Fate
अभागीको भाई सप्रन्छ, भाग्यमानीको छोरो सप्रन्छ
Abhaagi ko bhai sapranchha, bhaagyamaani ko chhoro sapranchha.
No one can escape their destiny
Nepali proverb
हर्रो नपाउनेले जाईफल को धाक
Harro napaune le jaifal ko dhaak
One who doesn't even posses a small thing of value, faunting even a bigger thing of much greater value