Nepali proverb
स्याल कराउनु कुखरा हराउनु
Syaal karaunu kukhura haraunu.
Someone being rightfully afraid of past trauma or thing they dealt with in the past
Nepali proverb
सौताको रिसले श्रीमानको काखमा पिसाब फेर्नु
Sauta ko rish le shriman ko kaakh maa pisaab fernu.
How to read it
Sauta ko rish le shriman ko kaakh maa pisaab fernu.
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Nepali proverb
स्वास्नीको आगाडी किम जोङ्ग पनी बिरालो
Swasni ko agaadi Kim Jong pani biraalo.
Even men in power are afraid of their wives
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
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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वचन फेर्नु र बाबु फेर्नु उस्तै हो
Bachan fernu ra baabu fernu eutai ho.
Nepali proverb
बुढानिलकण्ठ नारानथान, सौता सौता हानाहान
Budanilkantha raaranthaan, sauta sauta haanaahaan.
Nepali proverb
दाजुसँग काम लिनु छ भने भाउजु रिझाउनु, श्रीमान फकाउनु छ भने सासु रिझाउनु
Daaju sanga kaam linu chha bahne bhauju rijhaunu, shriman fakaunu chha bahne saasu rijhaunu.
Nepali proverb
रिस खा आफू, बुद्धि खा अरु
Rish kha afu, buddhi kha aru.
Nepali proverb
रिसको झोकमा कसले बेद पढ्छ
Rish ko jhok maa kasle bed padchha