Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
Nepali proverb
ठाउँ न ठहर, बूढीको रहर
Thau na thahar, budi ko rahar.
How to read it
Thau na thahar, budi ko rahar.
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Nepali proverb
ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Nepali proverb
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.
Nepali proverb
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
General
आई बूढी मच्चिंदै, गई बूढी थच्चिंदै
Aaayi budi machchidai, gayi budi thachchidai.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
बूढी मर्यो काल पल्क्यो
Budi maryo kaal palkyo.
Nepali proverb
चकचके गोरुको चार ठाउँमा डाम, ठुलो माछो लड्यो समातेर खाम
Chak chake goru ko chaar thau maa daam, tholo maachho maryo samaatera khaam
Nepali proverb
घर न थर, पोइको रहर
Ghar na thar, poi ko rahar