নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা
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Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, if one doesn’t know how to dance, he/she blames the yard to be slanted.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /natʃt̪e‿na‿dʒanle‿uʈʰan‿bãka/, [ˈnatʃt̪enadʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ], [ˈnatst̪enadʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /natɕt̪e‿na‿dʑanle‿utʰan‿baka/, [ˈnatɕt̪enadʑanlee̯utʰanbakaˑ]
Proverb[edit]
নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা • (nacote na janle uṭhan bãka)
- Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed, a bad workman always blames his tools.