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): /nat͡ʃt̪e‿na‿d͡ʒanle‿uʈʰan‿bãka/, [ˈnat͡ʃt̪enad͡ʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ], [ˈnat͡st̪enad͡ʒanlee̯uʈʰanbãkaˑ]
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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.