આટા ઢીલા, ને બંદા નરમ અથવા અણુકસણી.

āṭā ḍhīlā, nē baṁdā narama athavā aṇukasaṇī.

Literally: Dough is loose, and the person is weak or unskillful.
What it means: Describes an incompetent person unable to handle even simple duties.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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