Nepali proverb
रात भरि करायो, दक्षिणा हरायो
Raat bhari karaayo, dakshina harayo.
Getting much less than expected / You cant always get what you expect.
Nepali proverb
रात कि रानि
Raat ki raani.
How to read it
Raat ki raani.
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Nepali proverb
लगनको बेला हगन
Lagan ko bela hagan.
Engaging in inappropriate or disrespectful behavior during moments of significance
Nepali proverb
लिखितमको अघाडी बखतम चल्दैन
Likhitam ko agaadi bakhatam chhaldaina.
Written proof is more powerful than oral proof.
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
कतै दिन, कतै रात, एकातिर भोक अर्कोतिर भात
Katai din, katai raat, ekaatira bhok arko tira bhaat.
Kosaie laie dhuka paie rako bela arko manxe ramaie lo gari rako hunxa.
Nepali proverb
रात भरि करायो, दक्षिणा हरायो
Raat bhari karaayo, dakshina harayo.
Getting much less than expected / You cant always get what you expect.
Nepali proverb
तैं रानी मै रानी, को भर्ला कुवाको पानी
Tai raani mai raani, ko bharlaa kuwa ko paani.
Who will do the work if nobody does nothing?
Nepali proverb
दिनमा कमिनी कपाल कोर रातमा कमिनी घोचा चोर
Din maa kamini kapaal kor, raat maa kamini ghochaa chor.
Nepali proverb
दिन उजेली सुती बिताइ, रात उजेली बिस्कुन सुकाइ
Din ujeli suti bitai, raat ujeli biskun sukai.
Nepali proverb
किनेको दाउरा किनेकै पानी, कर्मचारीका श्रीमती महलका रानी
Kineko daura kinekai pani, karmachari ka shrimati mahal kaa raani.