Nepali proverb
ढुंगा खोज्दा देउता मिल्नु
Dunga khojda deuta milnu.
To get something better while searching for something ordinary
Nepali proverb
ठेस लागेन भने उखुबारी पस्नु, ऋण लागेन भने जमानी बस्नु
Thes laagena bhane ukhu baari pasnu, rin laagena bhane jamaani basnu
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Thes laagena bhane ukhu baari pasnu, rin laagena bhane jamaani basnu
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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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ऋण नलागे जमानी बस्नु
Rin nalaage jamaani basnu.
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ठेस् नलागे उखुबारी पस्नु
Thes nalaage ukhubaari pasnu.
Adaptability
अर्काको बारीमा साग छ, मुटु मिचेर के लाग्छ
Arkaa ko baari maa saag chha, mutu michera k laagchha.
There is no gain in envying others' prosperity and good fortune
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बारी न विरुवा नौ मुरी तोरी
Baari na biruwaa nau muri tori.
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काग बस्नु, हाँगा भाँचिनु
Kaag basnu, haangaa bhaachinu.
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मनमा चिसो पस्नु
Man ma chiso pasnu.