Nepali proverb
साउँको भन्दा ब्याजको माया
Saunko bhanda byaaj ko maya.
One giving importance to something of lower value
Nepali proverb
सम्धीको निहुँले मलाई पनि घिउले
Samdhi ko nihu le malai pani ghiu le.
How to read it
Samdhi ko nihu le malai pani ghiu le.
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Nepali proverb
साउनको भेललाई बेलामा रोक्न सके बाली राम्रो हुन्छ
Saaun ko bhel lai belaa maa rokna sake baali ramro hunchha.
It's better to stop a event that we don't want to go forward in its early stages
Nepali proverb
सार्कीको सरापले डिँगो मर्दैन
Saarki ko saraap le dingo mardaina.
Hate from someone of lower power status is no concern of one in higher status
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
ऋण काढेर घिऊ खानु
Rin kaadhera ghiu khaanu.
Gharo vaie rako bela sokhin jiwan juna khojnu.
Nepali proverb
बलेको आगोमा घिउ थप्नु
Baleko aago maa ghiu thapnu.
Nepali proverb
एउटा घिउ बेचुवा, अर्को तरवार बेचुवा
Euta ghiu bechuwaa, arko tarbaar bechuwaa.
Nepali proverb
घिउ न तेल पका बुढी सेल
Ghiu na tel pakaa budi sel.
Nepali proverb
कम्बल ओढेर घ्यू खाने
Kambal odera ghiu khaane.
Nepali proverb
मलाई खाने बाघले तँलाई पनि खान सक्छ
Malai khane bagh le talai pani khana sakchha.