Nepali proverb
थोपा थोपा मिलेर सागर बन्छ
Thopa thopa milera saagar banchha.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Nepali proverb
थुतुनो र मुतुनो जोगाउनु
Thutuno ra mutuno jugaunu.
What it means
Control your mouth and sexual desire.
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Nepali proverb
दुर्गंधित भन्ने थाहा पाएपछि उधिनिरहनु पर्दैन
Durgandhi bhanne thaahaa paayepachii udhini rahanu pardaina.
Once you know it's smelly, there's no need to dig it up
Nepali proverb
दुश्मन खोज्न टाढा जानु पर्दैन
Dusman khojna tada janu pardaina.
You don't have to go to far to find an enemy familiarity breeds contempt.
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
सब लफडा थुतुनु र मुतुनुले निम्त्याउछ
Sab lafadaaa thutuno ra mutuno le nimtyauchha.
Nepali proverb
जान्नु न सान्नु थुतुनो मात्रै तान्नु
Jannu na saannu, thutuno matrai taannu