Nepali proverb
नाच्न नजान्ने आँगन टेढो
Naachna najaanne agan tedo
Placing the blame on something after being unable to do a task
Nepali proverb
नयाँ दुलही चुरा धेरै बजाउँछिन्
Nayaa dulahi churaa dherai bajaauchhin.
How to read it
Nayaa dulahi churaa dherai bajaauchhin.
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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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धेरै बिरालो हुँदा मुसा मर्दैन
Dherai biralo hunda musa mardaina.
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धेरै खाए मल, थोरै खाए बल
Dherai khaaye mal, thorai khaaye bal.
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धेरै खायो भने चीनी पनि तितो हुन्छ
Dherai khayo bhane chini pani tito hunchha.
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नयाँ जोगी खरानी धेरै घस्छ
Naya jogi kharani dherai ghaschha
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थोरै भए ठिक्क, धेरै भए दिक्क
Thorai bhaye thikka, dherai bhaye dikka.