Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
Nepali proverb
ठाडो टिका लाउछे, स्वामी कहाँ धाउछे
Thado tika lauchhe, swami kaha dhauchhe
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Thado tika lauchhe, swami kaha dhauchhe
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ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
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तित्राको मुखै वैरी
Titra ko mukhai bairi.
If you too much talk, you will be in trouble.
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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बजेट कहाँ पोखियो, आफ्नै पकेटमा
Bajet kaha pokhiyo, afnai pocket maa
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जलै बिष्णु थलै बिष्णु, फाेहर कहाँ फाल्नु
Jalai bisnu thalai bishnu fohor kaha faalnu?
Nepali proverb
कहाँ जान्छस् मछली मेरै ढडिया
Kaha jaanchhas machali merai dhadiya.
Nepali proverb
कस्ता कस्ता कहाँ गए मुसाको बच्चा दरबारमा
Kasta kasta kaha gaye musa ko bacchha durbar maa