নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা

Bengali

Etymology

Literally, if one doesn’t know how to dance, he/she blames the yard to be slanted.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nat͡ʃt̪e‿na‿d͡ʒanle‿uʈʰan‿bãka/, [ˈnat͡ʃt̪enad͡ʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ], [ˈnat͡st̪enad͡ʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /natɕt̪e‿na‿dʑanle‿utʰan‿baka/, [ˈnatɕt̪enadʑanlee̯utʰanbakaˑ]

Proverb

নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাঁকা • (nacote na janle uṭhan bãka)

1. Upon failure, it is easier to blame the tools used rather than how they were employed, a bad workman always blames his tools.