Nepali proverb
पाप धुरीबाट कराउँछ
Paap dhuri baata karauchha.
Engaging in wrongful actions discreetly or behind the scenes
Nepali proverb
पाँच पैसाको ल्वांग छैन, दस पैसाको स्वांग
Paanch paisa ko lwaang chhaina, dash paisa ko swang.
How to read it
Paanch paisa ko lwaang chhaina, dash paisa ko swang.
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Nepali proverb
फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Nepali proverb
बनको बाघले खवोस नखावोस, मनको बाघले खान्छ
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
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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जस्ले पैसालाई चिन्दैन, तेस्लाई पैसा ले पनी चिन्दैन
jasle paisa chindeina teslai paisa le chindeina
If you do not recognize the value of money, you will never have plenty of it.
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कङ्गालको जात छैन, बोक्सीको गाउँ छैन
Kangaal ko jaat chhaina, boksi ko gaaun chhaina.
Jata pani dhalna sakne manxe ko bhar hudaie na.
Nepali proverb
स्वास्नीमान्छेको थर छैन लोग्ने मान्छेको घर छैन
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore
Nepali proverb
भ्वाड् भन्दा स्वाङ् ठुलो
Bhwang bhanda swang thulo.
Nepali proverb
फिनी हराएको थाहा छैन गहुँको दाना गन्ने
Fini harayeko thaha chhaina gahu ko dana ganne.
Nepali proverb
गाग्रीमा पानी छैन, तिहुनमा झोल
Gaagri maa paani chhaina, tihun maa jhol.